Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 83793

Espionage: China

Tabled: 21 October 2025

Answered: 29 October 2025

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Solicitor General, if she will publish legal advice provided to the Crown Prosecution Service on the case relating to the alleged breach of Official Secrets Act on behalf of China.

Answer

Ellie Reeves

Decisions to prosecute are, rightly, made independently of Government by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).Consent was given by my predecessor on 3 April 2024. Following that date, no Law Officer intervened in the case at any stage.Where a case can no l...

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