Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Callanan on 6 December (HL Deb, cols 1634–35), whether the purchase of Newport Wafer Fab will be considered under the terms of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 when it comes into force on 1 January 2022.

The Government is still considering the case. The Government will continue to monitor the situation closely and will not hesitate to take further action if needed.