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The FCDO’s role in blocking foreign asset stripping in the UK

Inquiry

This inquiry will examine how the FCDO assesses whether a potentially hostile party is seeking to secure significant influence or control over a UK company and in what circumstances the FCDO should intervene.

The Committee will also focus on what safeguards are required in the forthcoming National Security and Investment Bill to ensure that the FCDO has a full role in the decision-making process in relation to interventions.

 

Read the call for evidence for more details about the inquiry

Upcoming events

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Past events

Tuesday 23 March 2021
1:45pm Private
2:30pm Public
The FCDO’s role in blocking foreign asset stripping in the UK - Oral evidence 23 March 2021
2:30pm
  • Paul Scully
  • Rt Hon James Cleverly
  • Jacqui Ward (Director for National Security and International at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
  • Sarah Mackintosh (Deputy Director for National Security and Investment at Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
  • Chris Rampling (Director of National Security at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Virtual
Tuesday 23 February 2021
1:30pm Private
2:30pm Public
The FCDO’s role in blocking foreign asset stripping in the UK - Oral evidence 23 February 2021
2:30pm
  • Dr Ashley Lenihan (Fellow at London School of Economics Centre for International Studies)
  • Michael Formosa (Managing Partner at Renaissance Strategic Advisors)
3:30pm
  • Paddy McGuinness (Former Deputy National Security Adviser, for Intelligence, Security and Resilience and Senior Advisor at Brunswick)
Virtual meeting
Tuesday 1 December 2020
1:45pm Private
2:30pm Public
The FCDO’s role in blocking foreign asset stripping in the UK - Oral evidence 1 December 2020
2:30pm
  • Christopher Mackmurdo (Former Head of National Security Research, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Founder at Legatus)
  • Sophia Gaston (Director at British Foreign Policy Group)
3:30pm
  • Russ Shaw (Founder at Global Tech Advocates & Tech London Advocates)
  • Hazel Moore (Chair and Co-Founder at FirstCapital)
Room 5, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 24 November 2020
1:45pm Private
2:30pm Public
The FCDO’s role in blocking foreign asset stripping in the UK - Oral evidence 24 November 2020
2:30pm
  • Roger Barker (Director of Policy and Corporate Governance at Institute of Directors)
  • Andy Sellars (Strategic Development Director at Compound Semiconductor Catapult)
3:30pm
  • Veronica Roberts (Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills)
  • Roger Barron (Partner at Paul Hastings)
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone. Please be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints.

  • Email: fac@parliament.uk
  • Address: Foreign Affairs Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA