Alicia Kearns MP: written questions
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Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: ChinaHome OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the reasons that no companies and organisations linked to the People's Republic of China have registered under the Foreign Influence Registration Schem
Answer: The Government is focused on ensuring compliance with the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS), including, where appropriate, referring cases to the police where we believe a criminal offence has been committed.It would not be appropriate to provi...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Geedge NetworksCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6512More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Government department has (a) used any technology created by or (b) entered into a formal contract with the Chinese company Geedge Networks.
Answer: Details of central government contracts above £12,000 for procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts procured under the Procurement Act 2023, which came into force on 24 February 2025, are published on the ...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: ChinaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Ministers from his Department took Government phones and laptops on recent delegations to the People's Republic of China.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade takes security of its information and devices seriously. Ministers (and officials) are provided with guidance on appropriate use of government-issued devices during overseas travel, in line with cross-government secur...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: iFLYTEKCabinet OfficeTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3861More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government uses IFlyTek for any translation services.
Answer: Details of central government contracts above £12,000 for procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts procured under the Procurement Act 2023, which came into force on 24 February 2025, are published on the ...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: AllergiesDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 111844 on Schools: Allergies, which organisation will schools be required to report allergy incidents.
Answer: Draft statutory guidance on allergy safety was published for consultation on 6 March. The consultation closed on 15 May. The new guidance is due to be published in the summer and come into effect from September 2026.The consultation proposed that serious ...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBosnia and Herzegovina: Foreign Influence Registration SchemeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have (i) met with and (ii) received communications from (A) Groze Consulting Limited, (B) CGC reSolutions Ltd and (C
Answer: Lists of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) ministers' and specified senior officials' meetings with external individuals and organisations are routinely published on a quarterly basis.Dame Karen Pierce, UK Special Envoy for the Western B...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: LanguagesHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 472, whether any of the enhanced technical solutions and technological tools rely on Chinese (a) technology and (b) equipment.
Answer: Policing is operationally independent of Government and decisions on procurement are taken by individual forces. However, Police are provided briefing and support by Government to understand and manage national security risks.Separately, there are a range...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOrganised Crime: ChinaHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent people with known links to Chinese organised crime groups from being treated as community representatives by public bodies.
Answer: The Government are absolutely committed to ensuring appropriate due diligence when making decisions on who to engage on particular issues.More broadly, if individuals are linked to organised crime, we will pursue all avenues to ensure the perpetrators of ...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordChina: National SecurityHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of trends in the level of People's Republic of China-linked transnational repression involving criminal proxies targeting UK-based dissidents.
Answer: Perpetrating states use a wide range of methodologies to conduct transnational repression. The UK’s approach to countering state-directed threats is systematic, comprehensive, and continually improving.The Government continually assesses the threat using ...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordOrganised Crime: ChinaHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has conducted an assessment of trends in links between Chinese Communist Party United Front organisations and individuals involved in (a) labour exploitation, (b) money launderi
Answer: As is longstanding government policy, it would be inappropriate to comment on specific national security matters.This Government, working closely with our law enforcement partners, is strengthening our understanding of Chinese organised crime activity in ...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: LanguagesHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve police access to Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien and Eastern Min language capabilities for serious organised crime and national security investigations.
Answer: Counter Terrorism Policing continues to maintain the technological tools andtranslation capabilities necessary to meet legislative and evidentialrequirements.CTP are strengthening this capacity, including through the development anddeployment of enhanced ...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordOrganised Crime: ChinaHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of evidence in the Wilson Report on the direction of Chinese organised crime activity by the PRC.
Answer: Across the country, officers are confronting complex serious organised crime groups who collaborate across borders.We are stepping up efforts by introducing a world class National Police Service to bring together specialist capabilities and adopt best-in-...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordTaiwan: Asian Development BankForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Questions 129898 and HL14926 on Taiwan: International Relations, if she will correct the record and state Taiwan is a full member of the Asian Development B
Answer: The Government recognises that Taiwan participates in the Asian Development Bank as a full member economy under the designation "Taipei, China" and is happy to correct the record in this respect.
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordTaiwan: International OrganisationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support Taiwan's inclusion in (a) the World Health Organisation, and (b) other multilateral organisations.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided in the House of Lords on 9 March in response to Question HL14926.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 27 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 129856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to support the use of artificial intelligence tools by police forces to help tackle language barriers in investigations, particularly those involving less widely spoken languages and dialects.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPolice: Translation ServicesHome OfficeTabled 27 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 129855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will take steps to help ensure that police forces have access to an adequate number of security-vetted translators proficient in Chinese languages and dialects, including Hokkien and Hokchia, for use in organised crime investigations.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPolice: TrainingHome OfficeTabled 27 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 129854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Chinese language training, including in Hokkien and Hokchia dialects, provided to police officers investigating organised crime.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordGlobal SwitchMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the decision by the Australian Department of Defence to migrate its systems out of Global Switch data centres following the 2016 acqui
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGlobal SwitchCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129712More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department conducted a national security review of the acquisition of Global Switch by Elegant Jubilee Ltd in December 2016.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Global SwitchForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department used Global Switch infrastructure, including interconnection and on-ramp facilities, for communications with British overseas missions between 2016 and
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGlobal Switch: ChinaDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 2016 Chinese consortium acquisition of Global Switch on the company’s valuation and growth trajectory relative to the broader
Answer: The Government does not assess or track the specific commercial valuation of individual companies in the data centre sector, such as Global Switch.The data centre sector is a success story for the UK and is continuing to grow. It is critical to supporting...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Global SwitchHome OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Home Office or any of its contractors used Global Switch data centres for the storage or transmission of government data between 2016 and 2026.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Global SwitchCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129708More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether sensitive government data was (a) stored in and (b) transmitted through Global Switch data centres following the acquisition of a 49% stake by Elegant Jubilee Ltd in December 2016.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGlobal SwitchCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129707More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department holds assessments relating to national security risks arising from the 2016 acquisition of Global Switch by Elegant Jubilee Ltd.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Global SwitchMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any MoD data was stored in or transited through Global Switch data centres in London between December 2016 and December 2017.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
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