Question follow-through · 94025
Espionage: China
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Oral Statement of 19 November 2025 on China Espionage: Government Security Response, Official Report, column 614, if she will set out the proposed changes to the security guidanc
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 24 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 26 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 9 Dec 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Oral Statement of 19 November 2025 on China Espionage: Government Security Response, Official Report, column 614, if she will set out the proposed changes to the security guidanc
26 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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9 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Joint Election Security and Preparedness Unit develops and distributes candidate security guidance ahead of every election. This includes best practice on personal and physical security; information on the role of the police; cyber security; and route...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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