Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to designating China as a specific foreign power in the enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.

The Government is working at pace to implement the scheme. All further announcements will be made in the normal way in due course. We have recruited a case management team and are developing the IT arrangements. We expect the scheme to commence 2025. It would not be appropriate to comment on the scope of any specifications under the enhanced tier at this stage. The proposed foreign entities to be included on the enhanced tier will be subject to formal debate and agreement by both Houses of Parliament in due course.