Question follow-through · 7243

National Security: China

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle national security threats from China.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
5 Jun 2026
Target answer date
9 Jun 2026
Answer
10 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle national security threats from China.

  2. 9 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    China poses a range of security threats to the UK. The Government will continue to tackle activity that threatens our national security and infringes on sovereign affairs.Where there are individuals who pose a threat to our national security, we are commi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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