Written questions

Espionage: China

Commons · Question 51041 · Tabled 8 May 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 15 May 2025

Question

Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) arrested and (b) charged under espionage-related offences linked to the People’s Republic of China in the last five years.

Answer

Answered by Dan Jarvis, 15 May 2025

The Home Office routinely collects and publishes information on arrests and charges in the 'Police Powers and Procedures', and 'Crime Outcome' statistics respectively. However, the requested data is not published at the level of detail requested.