Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 904728
China: National Security
Tabled: 26 April 2023
Answered: 2 May 2023
Named DayQuestion
Andrew Western
Labour — Stretford and Urmston
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs,what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to counter Chinese hostile state activity in the UK.
Answer
As laid out by the Foreign Secretary on 25 April in his Mansion House Speech, we will always put our national security first and are committed to strengthening national security protections wherever Beijing’s actions pose a threat to our people or our prosperity. And to protect the UK from hostile state activity from any country, we are introducing the National Security Bill.