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Espionage: China

Asked by Dr Neil Shastri-HurstConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 15 May 2025UIN 51041

The question

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.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

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.

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