Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 121286

Remote Working: North Korea

Tabled: 17 March 2026

Answered: 23 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the creation of fake operatives posing as remote workers by North Korea.

Answer

Kate Dearden

The Secretary of State has not had any discussions with the Home Secretary on this issue.