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Espionage: China

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 11 March 2026UIN 118318

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many China-linked instances of (a) espionage or (b) assisting a foreign intelligence service have been identified in the UK since 5t July 2024.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

As is longstanding government policy, it would be inappropriate to comment on specific national security matters.

Where there are individuals who pose a threat to our national security, we will use the full range of powers available to disrupt them. This includes the National Security Act 2023, which introduced a significant package of measures to be used against the full range of state threats activity.

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