Now, we're soon to take decisions as to whether we carry forward those interim measures, but when those interim measures do end, we need a background system of overseas investment rules that fit for modern times. Now, I think everyone—or just about everyone—in this House agrees that productive foreign investment will continue to play an important role in our economy. It's obviously important that our businesses can access foreign investment that they need to thrive. Often, the spring is not just financial capital but international connections, which enable those businesses to succeed internationally. However, successive Governments, and indeed Governments in most countries, think that there can be risks from foreign investment that need to be managed. This bill seeks to do this by being more clear as to what the rules are, particularly in respect of farmland, and also deregulates some areas of foreign direct investment that have been overregulated and have been unnecessarily rule-bound. 