The Secretary of State for BEIS issued a Final Order in November on the takeover of the Newport Wafer Fab by Nexperia, which stipulates the acquisition constitutes a trigger event under the NSI Act. The order has the effect of requiring Nexperia to sell at least 86% of Newport Wafer Fab to prevent, remedy, or mitigate the national security risks. The Secretary of State considers that the Final Order is necessary and proportionate to mitigate the risk to national security. The Secretary of State considered that a risk to national security from this acquisition relates to the technology and know-how that could result from a potential reintroduction of compound semiconductor activities at the Newport site, and the potential for those activities to undermine UK capabilities. The location of the site could facilitate access to technological expertise and know-how in the South Wales Cluster, and the links between the site and the Cluster may prevent the Cluster being engaged in future projects relevant to national security. The Semiconductor industry in the UK: Further Government Response 5 As the company Nexperia has launched judicial review proceedings against the Government on this decision, we still cannot provide any further update until this has been completed, to avoid impacting the results of this review, or the commercial process.