Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support his Department is providing to the National Security Adviser’s review of the projected takeover of Newport Wafer Fab; and what steps his Department his taking to help ensure that there is appropriate Government scrutiny of similar cases in future.
The National Security Adviser’s review is ongoing, drawing on expertise from across Government as necessary.
The Government has recently strengthened its powers to scrutinise investments for their implications for national security through the National Security and Investment Act which will come into force in January 2022.