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Electronic Arts

Asked by Mohammad YasinLabourDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 21316

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed acquisition of Electronic Arts by a consortium including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Affinity Partners and Silver Lake on investment, employment and intellectual property in the UK video games industry.

Answered by Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

I refer the member for Bedford to the answer I gave to UIN 19611 on 3 September 2026.

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