Question follow-through · 113123
Biological Weapons: Laboratories
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the US Congress Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party's inquiries into the Reedley bio-laboratory, what assessment has been made of whether the Chinese Government or Chines
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 12 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 24 Feb 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the US Congress Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party's inquiries into the Reedley bio-laboratory, what assessment has been made of whether the Chinese Government or Chines
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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24 Feb 2026
Answer published
Rigorous controls are in place for the most dangerous pathogens and toxins. The holding and use of the most dangerous pathogens and toxins are regulated under Part 7 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (ATCSA 2001).These controls require al...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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