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Not explicitly. In theory UK buyers are caught in the same way as foreign buyers.  However, the UK Government has stated that national security risks are most likely to arise when acquirers are hostile to the UK’s national security, or when they owe allegiance to hostile states or organisations.  According to a recent policy statement, when considering the acquirer risk, the Secretary of State will consider the entity’s affiliations to hostile parties, rather than the existence of a relationship with foreign states in principle, or their nationality.