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

Select Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee HC 296 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

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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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