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Sixth Report: Striking the balance: Protecting national security through foreign investment legislation

Foreign Affairs Committee HC 296 Published 19 January 2021

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

4 items (2 recs)

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Government Response

AI assessment · 4 of 4 classified

Accepted in Part 1

Acknowledged 1

Not Addressed 1

Rejected 1

Government response

Tenth Special Report: Striking the balance: Protecting national security through foreign investment legislation: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report · published 26 Feb 2021

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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

3 Recommendation 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 … Read more

Government Response Summary

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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