Question follow-through · 115454

Cybersecurity: China

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the National Cyber Security Centre has made of the potential impact of kill switches in Chinese-made (a) cars and (b) buses on cyber security.

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
26 Feb 2026
Answer
11 Mar 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 24 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the National Cyber Security Centre has made of the potential impact of kill switches in Chinese-made (a) cars and (b) buses on cyber security.

  2. 26 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Modern vehicles – including cars and buses – are increasingly using software to support safer driving, to improve diagnostics and to provide a host of other services such as navigation and entertainment. The Government takes national security extremely se...

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