Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 105935

China: Overseas Students

Tabled: 14 January 2026
Answered: 23 January 2026

Question

Cameron Thomas

IndependentTewkesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the cumulative value of intelligence gathered by Chinese foreign students enrolled on MoD courses since 2010.

Answer

Al Carns
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recognises that Defence establishments, assets and personnel are attractive targets for foreign intelligence services and takes the threat they pose extremely seriously. This is reflected in the establishment of the Defence C...

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