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Written question asked by Daniel Zeichner (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 September 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 September 2020 (named day). It was answered by Caroline Dinenage (Conservative) on Monday, 21 September 2020 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.


ARM

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will refer the Nvidia / SoftBank Arm deal to the Competition and Markets Authority under the 2002 Enterprise Act on national security grounds.

Answer

The Enterprise Act 2002 allows the government to call in transactions such as this. We will consider if and when it would be appropriate to do so.



Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
90150
Session
2019-21
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
National security Competition and Markets Authority ARM SoftBank NVIDIA
Legislation
Enterprise Act 2002
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk