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# UK clears IonQ's purchase of Oxford Ionics on conditions to keep it in Britain
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-09-11-uk-clears-ionq-oxford-ionics-conditions/
- Published: 2025-09-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T04:00:37.000Z
- Description: The UK government cleared IonQ's roughly USD 1.075 billion acquisition of quantum firm Oxford Ionics on 11 September 2025 under the National Security and Investment Act, on condition its trapped-ion hardware and engineering stay in the UK.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [GOV.UK, Notice of Final Order under the National Security and Investment Act 2021, 11 September 2025](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/acquisition-of-oxford-ionics-limited-by-ionq-inc-notice-of-final-order/acquisition-of-oxford-ionics-limited-by-ionq-inc-notice-of-final-order?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not block foreign ownership of Oxford Ionics, only conditions on where its technology and staff must remain.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-14\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)