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Written question asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench) on Monday, 4 April 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 April 2022. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 April 2022 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Newport Wafer Fab: Nexperia

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the remarks of the former head of the National Cyber Security Centre Ciaran Martin that (1) there were "very real concerns" about the buyout of Newport Wafer Fab by Nexperia, a Chinese-owned company, and (2) that it posed a greater threat than allowing Huawei to build the UK's 5G network.

Answer

The Government does not comment on the detail of national security assessments.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL7612
Session
2021-22
Subjects
China Takeovers Newport Wafer Fab Huawei 5G Nexperia Martin, Ciaran
Link
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