Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police forces and (b) individual officers are now trained in specialist Counter Terrorism support for Hong Kongers (i) with bounties placed on them and (ii) experiencing transnational suppression by the Chinese Communist Party.

The Government is committed to ensuring the police are trained to deal with transnational repression. Since launching new training and guidance in July 2024, nearly 50,000 officers and staff from police forces across the UK and Northern Ireland have completed Foreign Interference modules, and over 23,000 have completed an online module on the powers available under the National Security Act, which was launched in 2023.

A team of CTP experts also provide briefings for officers and staff, focusing on those in key roles where they may encounter reports of foreign interference – such as call handlers. Over 30,000 officers and staff attended briefings in the last year.

Anyone who believes they are a victim of state directed activity should report to the police via 101, 999, or at a local station.