Question follow-through · 86944
National Security: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Chinese companies supplying cellular modules for use in the UK’s critical national infrastructure on national security.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 30 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 10 Nov 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Chinese companies supplying cellular modules for use in the UK’s critical national infrastructure on national security.
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Prime Minister has emphasised that national security is the first duty of our government. The Government has a broad set of tools to safeguard our Critical National Infrastructure, including The Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021, The Network and ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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