Oral Evidence Nov. 30 2022
Committee: Welsh Affairs Committee (Department: Wales Office)Found: My constituency of Newport West runs alongside the M4 Brynglas tunnels.
Asked by: Lord West of Spithead (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the decision of the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy regarding the merger of Nexperia and Newport Wafer Fab will be taken prior to the publication of their Semiconductor Strategy.
Answered by Lord Callanan - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
On 25 May, the Secretary of State called in the acquisition by Nexperia of Newport Wafer Fab for a full national security assessment under the National Security and Investment Act. That process is underway and will proceed in line with statutory timescales. It would not be appropriate to comment further on the Government’s assessment at this stage.
Separately to this case, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is undertaking a review of the semiconductor sector, working closely with industry experts and representative bodies. The outcome of that review will be concluded later in the year.
Asked by: Lord West of Spithead (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government to what extent the decision regarding the merger of Nexperia and Newport Wafer Fab will be based on (1) the risk of Chinese ownership of the UK semiconductor industry, or (2) the risk of damage to the UK semiconductor industry.
Answered by Lord Callanan - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
On 25 May, the Secretary of State called in the acquisition by Nexperia of Newport Wafer Fab for a full national security assessment under the National Security and Investment Act. That process is underway and will proceed in line with statutory timescales. It would not be appropriate to comment further on the Government’s assessment at this stage.
Separately to this case, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is undertaking a review of the semiconductor sector, working closely with industry experts and representative bodies. The outcome of that review will be concluded later in the year.
Today I've issued a Final Order under the NSI Act requiring Nexperia to sell at least 86% of Newport Wafer Fab. We welcome foreign trade & investment that supports growth and jobs. But where we identify a risk to national security we will act decisively. https://t.co/tkmYhu1MbD
Oral Evidence Dec. 05 2022
Inquiry: BEIS Annual Report & AccountsFound: I don’t know how au fait you are with Newport Wafer Fab .
Oral Evidence Dec. 05 2022
Inquiry: BEIS Annual Report & AccountsFound: I don’t know how au fait you are with Newport Wafer Fab.
Oral Evidence Dec. 05 2022
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: I don’t know how au fait you are with Newport Wafer Fab.
Oral Evidence Dec. 13 2022
Committee: Business and Trade Committee (Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)Found: On Newport Wafer Fab, obviously, we cannot talk about the process by which you came to a decision
Mentions:
1: Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB - Life peer) strategic UK industries, from the attempted takeover of the UK’s biggest manufacturer of semi-conductors, Newport - Speech Link
2: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (CON - Life peer) Lord, Lord Alton, as he will know, the Business Secretary has decided to call in the acquisition by Nexperia - Speech Link
Formal Minutes Aug. 31 2022
Committee: Business and Trade Committee (Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)Found: Resolved, That the Committee visits the CSA catapult in Newport, in connection with its inquiry into