Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 47526

Custodial Treatment: National Security

Tabled: 23 April 2025
Answered: 2 May 2025

Question

Graeme Downie

LabourDunfermline and Dollar

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will conduct an audit of (a) prisons and (b) other justice-system jnfrastructure classified as critically important to national interests to identify whether they contain Chinese-made components.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
The UK will not compromise on economic security and will continue to prioritise national security and resilience. We will continue to cooperate with China on trade and investment, recognising there will also be areas where we need to challenge non-market ...

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