{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/776262.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":776262,"attributes":{"action":"Amend the National Security and Investment Act to protect UK soft power exports","background":"In light of the takeover of the aviation company Easyjet and the mainstream media entity ITV from American conglomerates, I request that the Government amend the National Security and Investment Act to protect our soft power exports and expand this Act to cover broadly National Infrastructure.","additional_details":"Over the last decade, foreign acquisitions of British-based companies have accelerated, reaching a 26-year high this March. Bought companies vary significantly from microelectronics (ARM Holdings, 2016), mass media (Sky, 2018), beverages (SABMiller, 2016), security (G4S, 2021), groceries (Morrisons, 2021), and AI (DeepMind, 2015). The sheer variety of industries, including National Security, demonstrates weakness and allows foreign companies to acquire emergent or established British companies.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":8,"created_at":"2026-07-06T14:21:15.891Z","updated_at":"2026-08-07T14:54:07.307Z","rejected_at":"2026-08-07T14:53:59.149Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-07-07T17:52:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"no-action","details":"Petitions need to call the UK Government or Parliament to carry out a clear action. \r\n\r\nIt is not clear exactly what changes you would like the UK Government or Parliament to make to the National Security and Investment Act 2021 to protect UK soft power exports, as well as what \"soft power exports\" you are referring to.\r\n\r\nIn addition, transport, communications and artificial intelligence are already covered in the National Security and Investment Act 2021."},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}