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Recommendation 3
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Rejected
We recommend that the new legislation should be as clear as possible about what may...
Recommendation
We recommend that the new legislation should be as clear as possible about what may or may not constitute a national security risk in the context of foreign investment. Failure to provide greater clarity would be likely to have significant consequences for the credibility of the national security regime and for UK inward investment. (Paragraph 21) Clarifying the meaning of national security in the context of foreign investment
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The government rejects providing a definition of ‘national security’ in the Bill, stating this is deliberate to allow for rapid responses to evolving technological, economic, and geopolitical risks.
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Government Response
Rejected
HM Government · verbatim extract
Rejected
As I explained at Report Stage, the Bill does not seek to define ‘national security’. That is deliberate as I believe it is right that the government of the day should be able to respond rapidly to technological, economic, geopolitical and any other changes which may affect our national security. The nature of the risks we face will continue to evolve over time and
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