Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: China
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 39 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published in June 2025, CP 1338, whether she plans to place China on the enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.
Answered by Dan Jarvis
As set out in the National Security Act 2023, the Secretary of State may make a specification under the enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) where they consider it is reasonably necessary to do so to protect the safety or interests of the United Kingdom.
On China, no decision has been made in relation to specifying this country on the enhanced tier of FIRS.
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