Baroness Neville-Rolfe, the Cabinet Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL82):
Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:
To ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had (1) with, or (2) about, Hikvision regarding the removal of surveillance cameras which comply with China’s National Intelligence Law from (a) sensitive sites, and (b) the UK’s public procurement supply chain. (HL82)
Tabled on: 08 November 2023
Answer:
Baroness Neville-Rolfe:
The Cabinet Office has not had discussions with Hikvision regarding the removal of surveillance cameras produced by companies subject to China’s National Intelligence Law. A letter was written on 1 August 2023 to confirm the position of the Government in respect of the Written Ministerial Statement of 24 November 2022.
We have had regular internal discussions about protecting the UK’s public procurement supply chain.
Date and time of answer: 22 Nov 2023 at 15:01.
