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Foreign Investment in UK: China

Commons · Question 19865 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many notifications relating to Chinese investors have been reviewed under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 in each year since that Act came into force.

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 8 Sep 2026

The Government publishes information on the operation of the National Security and Investment (NSI) Act 2021 in its annual reports. This includes data on the percentage of total accepted notifications involving acquirers associated with China, and the per...