Question follow-through · 83792

Espionage: China

To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Attorney General held discussions with the (a) CPS and (b) Director of Public Prosecutions on the available evidence prior to the decision not to proceed with prosecution in the case on Chinese espionage.

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Answering body: Attorney General
Tabled: 21 Oct 2025
Target answer date: 23 Oct 2025
Answer: 29 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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21 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Attorney General held discussions with the (a) CPS and (b) Director of Public Prosecutions on the available evidence prior to the decision not to proceed with prosecution in the case on Chinese espionage.
23 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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29 Oct 2025
Answer published
Decisions to prosecute are, rightly, made independently of Government by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).Consent was given by my predecessor on 3 April 2024. Following that date, no Law Officer intervened in the case at any stage.Where a case can no l...

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