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Tackling State Threats Bill

The King's Speech 2026 bill to tackle threats from foreign state entities and proxies, strengthening the UK's response to hostile state activity.

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11 Dec 2025 | Debate linked direct

Foreign Interference

Why linked: Commons debate on Foreign Interference – substantive parliamentary scrutiny of foreign interference and state threats.

Commons Chamber debate | Commons

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19 Jun 2025 | Debate linked direct

What steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of offenders charged with hostile state activity.

Why linked: PQ and debate on prosecution of hostile state activity – directly on-topic parliamentary scrutiny of enforcement of existing state threat offences.

What steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of offenders charged with hostile state activity. oral_question | Commons | Member: Jon Pearce (Labour)

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12 Jun 2025 | Statutory Instrument linked direct

The National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Exemptions for Certain Foreign Power Investment Funds, Education, Government Administration and Public Bodies) Regulations 2025

Why linked: National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Exemptions) Regulations 2025 – implements disclosure and registration scheme for foreign interference.

Part 4 of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32) (“the 2023 Act”) contains the foreign activities and foreign influence registration scheme.

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12 Jun 2025 | Statutory Instrument linked direct

The National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Exemptions for Certain Foreign Power Investment Funds, Education, Government Administration and Public Bodies) Regulations 2025

Why linked: National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Exemptions) Regulations 2025 – duplicate listing.

Part 4 of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32) (“the 2023 Act”) contains the foreign activities and foreign influence registration scheme.

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12 Jun 2025 | Statutory Instrument linked direct

The National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Specified Persons) (Russia) Regulations 2025

Why linked: National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Specified Persons) (Russia) Regulations 2025 – implements designation and registration for foreign state actors.

These Regulations specify certain Russian foreign powers and other persons as “specified persons” for the purposes of Part 4 of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32) (“the 2023 Act”) (foreign activities and foreign influence registration scheme).

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12 Jun 2025 | Statutory Instrument linked direct

The National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Specified Persons) (Iran) Regulations 2025

Why linked: National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Specified Persons) (Iran) Regulations 2025 – implements foreign actor designation and registration regime within scope.

These Regulations specify certain Iranian foreign powers and other persons as “specified persons” for the purposes of Part 4 of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32) (“the 2023 Act”) (foreign activities and foreign influence registration scheme).

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12 Jun 2025 | Statutory Instrument linked direct

The National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Specified Persons) (Iran) Regulations 2025

Why linked: National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Specified Persons) (Iran) Regulations 2025 – duplicate listing.

These Regulations specify certain Iranian foreign powers and other persons as “specified persons” for the purposes of Part 4 of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32) (“the 2023 Act”) (foreign activities and foreign influence registration scheme).

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11 Jun 2025 | Statutory Instrument linked direct

The National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Publication) Regulations 2025

Why linked: National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Publication) Regulations 2025 – transparency and disclosure requirements for foreign actors.

Part 4 of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32) contains the foreign activities and foreign influence registration scheme. Four categories of activities or arrangements are required to be registered with the Secretary of State under the scheme:

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13 May 2025 | Committee sitting Delegated Legislation Committee linked direct

Delegated Legislation Committee: Draft National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Exemptions for Certain Foreign Power Investment Funds, Education, Government Administration and Public Bodies) Regulations 2025 Draft National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Publication) Regulations 2025 Draft National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Speci...

Why linked: Delegated Legislation Committee debate on National Security Act 2023 Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme; directly related to statutory basis and disclosure frameworks in scope

The Committee consisted of the following Members: Chair: † Graham Stringer † Alaba, Mr Bayo (Southend East and Rochford) (Lab) Bennett, Alison (Mid Sussex) (LD) † Botterill, Jade (Ossett and Denby Dale) (Lab) † Buckley, Julia (Shrewsbury) (Lab) † Fleet, …

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29 Jul 2024 | Debate Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked direct

Elections: Foreign Interference

Why linked: Parliamentary debate on elections and foreign interference (2024)—recent Commons scrutiny of foreign state interference in democratic processes.

Commons Chamber debate | Commons

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6 Jun 2022 | Debate linked direct

National Security Bill

Why linked: National Security Bill second reading debate (June 2022)—key parliamentary scrutiny of predecessor legislation defining the 'hostile state threat' framework.

Second Reading 17:04:00 The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Priti Patel): I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. The hostile threat that our country faces comes in many forms, and is ever …

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11 Nov 2021 | Statutory Instrument Cabinet Office Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Department for Energy Security and Net Zero linked direct

The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisition) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021

Why linked: National Security and Investment Act 2021 Notifiable Acquisition Regulations SI—explicitly listed as adjacent material in scope (overlapping asset-control regime).

The statutory instrument (SI 2021/1264) that legally specifies, across 17 schedules, the descriptions of qualifying entities and the UK activities they must carry on to fall within mandatory notification requirements under section 6(2) of the NSI Act. It is the …

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