FOI2021-10635 Foreign company take-over
Published 1 December 2021
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Dear
I am writing in response to your email dated 11th September 2021 requesting the following information:
I would like to Know why the Government are not protecting your company from being taken over by foreign Companies,/countries like china
I am treating your correspondence as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
In response to your queries, I have completed a search for the information within the Defence Electronics & Components Agency (DECA), and I can confirm that we do not hold information in scope of your request
Under Section 16 of the Act (Advice and Assistance), I should advise you that HM Government takes its responsibility towards departments such as the Defence Electronics and Components Agency very seriously and do all they can to protect them from unwanted interest.
If you are not satisfied with this response or you wish to complain about any aspect of the handling of your request, then you should contact me in the first instance. If informal resolution is not possible and you are still dissatisfied then you may apply for an independent internal review by contacting the Information Rights Compliance team, Ground Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall, SW1A 2HB or by e-mailing CIO-FOI-IR@mod.uk). Please note that any request for an internal review must be made within 40 working days of the date on which the attempt to reach informal resolution has ended.
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Regards
DECA FOI