United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 78
Import Controls: National Security
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7 November 2023
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15 November 2023 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what powers are available to which of His Majesty’s ministers to restrict supply of components to critical national infrastructure from foreign firms.
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7 November 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what powers are available to which of His Majesty’s ministers to restrict supply of components to critical national infrastructure from foreign firms.
Source: Commons
15 November 2023
Answer
The Procurement Act will enable Cabinet Office Ministers to mandate that a supplier is debarred from specific types of contracts where the supplier poses an unacceptable risk to national security. The Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 enables Departm...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-07/78
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1667550
- uk · wq-1667550 · source updated 15 November 2023