Following the COVID-19 pandemic, this inquiry and planned Sub-Committee will scrutinise the vulnerabilities of the UK’s defence supply chain.
Focusing on the impact on SMEs and mid-sized companies, it will:
- assess the current level of foreign ownership, particularly by companies with links to states which could have “ulterior motives”
- explore the current and planned regulatory regime for government intervention to prevent foreign ownership of defence, or defence-related, companies
- examine the proposed National Security Investment Bill, due to be debated in Parliament later this year
Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.