Written Question·Home Office·UIN 51041

Espionage: China

Tabled: 8 May 2025
Answered: 15 May 2025

Question

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

ConservativeSolihull West and Shirley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) arrested and (b) charged under espionage-related offences linked to the People’s Republic of China in the last five years.

Answer

Dan Jarvis
The Home Office routinely collects and publishes information on arrests and charges in the 'Police Powers and Procedures', and 'Crime Outcome' statistics respectively. However, the requested data is not published at the level of detail requested.