Question follow-through · 17618
Hikvision: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Hikvision cameras being used a) in the UK and b) by local authorities on data protection and security.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 9 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 14 Jul 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Hikvision cameras being used a) in the UK and b) by local authorities on data protection and security.
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Jul 2026
Answer published
The first duty of Government is National Security and so we treat all potential threats with the utmost seriousness.In November 2022, the previous government instructed all government departments to cease deployment of surveillance equipment on their sens...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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