Written Question·Home Office·UIN 17618
Hikvision: Data Protection
Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Question
Mr Will Forster
Liberal Democrat — Woking
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Hikvision cameras being used a) in the UK and b) by local authorities on data protection and security.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe first duty of Government is National Security and so we treat all potential threats with the utmost seriousness.In November 2022, the previous government instructed all government departments to cease deployment of surveillance equipment on their sens...
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