Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy written question – answered at on 23 July 2021.
Ruth Jones
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he last discussed the takeover of Newport Wafer Fab with the Welsh Government.
Ruth Jones
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he last discussed the takeover of Newport Wafer Fab with Cabinet colleagues.
Ruth Jones
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he last discussed the takeover of Newport Wafer Fab with the leadership of Newport City Council.
Ruth Jones
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has carried out an impact assessment of the takeover of Newport Wafer Fab; and if he will make a statement.
Ruth Jones
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations (a) he and (b) other member of the Government have received from Chinese Government on the purchase of Newport Wafer Fab.
Paul Scully
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy), Minister of State (London)
Ministers engage regularly with their colleagues on a range of issues, such as the takeover of Newport Wafer Fab. The Government does not comment on the content of these conversations.
The Government does not comment on the detail of commercial transactions or of national security assessments.
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