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Written question asked by Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 July 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 July 2023. It was answered by Mark Spencer (Conservative) on Friday, 21 July 2023 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Dahua Technology and Hikvision

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether their Department has purchased products manufactured by (a) Hikvision and (b) Dahua in the last three years.

Answer

As has been the case under successive administrations, it is not Government policy to comment on the Government’s security arrangements. This includes any specific details regarding the make and model of security systems, which are withheld on national security grounds.

Each Department is responsible for their own procurement decisions.

However, I would refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 24 November 2022, which set out that Departments had been instructed to disconnect surveillance equipment from core departmental networks where it is subject to the National Intelligence Law of China.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
193430
Session
2022-23
Related items
Security Update on Surveillance Equipment
Thursday, 24 November 2022
Written statements
House of Commons
Subjects
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Hikvision Dahua Technology
Link
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