Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential security implications of alleged Chinese police stations in UK territory.

As I said to the House in my statement on 1 November, reports of undeclared ‘police stations’ in the UK are of course very concerning and are taken extremely seriously. Any foreign country operating on UK soil must abide by UK law.

I have discussed this matter with the police and I am assured that they are investigating allegations of unlawful activity. It would be inappropriate for me to comment further on operational matters. I have discussed this matter with the police and I am assured that they are investigating allegations of unlawful activity. It would be inappropriate for me to comment further on operational matters.

The protection of people in the UK is of the utmost importance and any attempt to illegally repatriate any individual will not be tolerated.