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China: National Security

Commons · Question 48706 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 7 May 2025

Question

Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to (a) assess and (b) help tackle the potential risk of threats posed by the People's Republic of China on the United Kingdom's (i) national security, (ii) cyber se

Answer

Answered by Dan Jarvis, 7 May 2025

We have a broad suite of powers available to respond to state threats. This includes measures in the National Security Act 2023 which make the UK a harder target for those states which seek to conduct hostile acts, as well as the National Security and Inv...