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Written question asked by Bob Seely (Conservative) on Wednesday, 5 February 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 February 2020. It was answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 February 2020 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Huawei: 5G

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect on the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing relationship of the risks associated with Huawei in the Government's proposed 5G solution.

Answer

I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement about the Government's proposed 5G solution, and the risks associated with high risk vendors, which was laid before the House of Lords by my noble. Friend Baroness Morgan of Cotes (Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) on 28 January 2020 (HLWS66). This stated that "Nothing in the Review's conclusions affects this country's ability to share highly sensitive intelligence data over highly secure networks, both within the U.K. and with our partners, including the Five Eyes"

Huawei will be excluded from those parts of the 5G and full fibre networks that are critical to national security. Even then the market share will be capped at 35 per cent.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
12980
Session
2019-21
Related items
UK telecommunications
Tuesday, 28 January 2020
Written statements
House of Lords
Subjects
Risk assessment Huawei 5G
Link
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