United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 285109
Defence: Procurement
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2 September 2019
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5 September 2019 · Answer
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Defence
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5 September 2019
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Government's policy is on the acquisition of major UK-based defence companies by overseas investors; what assessment he has made of the prospect of such companies being willing to (a) enter into, and (b)
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2 September 2019
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Government's policy is on the acquisition of major UK-based defence companies by overseas investors; what assessment he has made of the prospect of such companies being willing to (a) enter into, and (b)
Source: Commons
5 September 2019
Answer
Changes of control within the defence sector are largely a matter for the companies concerned. Ministers can intervene in mergers on public interest grounds including for reasons of national security with each merger considered on a case by case basis. We...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2019-09-02/285109
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1143909
- uk · wq-1143909 · source updated 5 September 2019