Asked by: Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham, Hodge Hill)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what restrictions the Government has imposed on (a) Huawei, (b) ZTE, (c) Hikvision, (d) Hytera, (e) Alibaba, (f) Tencent, (g) Dahua, (h) China Telecom, (i) China Mobile, (j) DJI, (k) ByteDance, (l) Kingsoft, (m) senseTime, (n) Megvil, (o) SMIC, (p) China Unicom and (q) Fujian Jinhua.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
This is a matter for the Cabinet Office.
Mentions:
1: Kirsty Blackman (SNP - Aberdeen North) amount of trouble we had getting the Government to do anything about Huawei, in relation to 5G, and Hikvision - Speech Link
Asked by: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had (1) with, or (2) about, Hikvision regarding the removal of surveillance cameras which comply with China’s National Intelligence Law from (a) sensitive sites, and (b) the UK’s public procurement supply chain.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
The Cabinet Office has not had discussions with Hikvision regarding the removal of surveillance cameras produced by companies subject to China's National Intelligence Law. A letter was written on 1 August 2023 to confirm the position of the Government in respect of the Written Ministerial Statement of 24 November 2022.
We have had regular internal discussions about protecting the UK’s public procurement supply chain.
Nov. 15 2023
Source Page: Public space CCTV: research findingsFound: One respondent stated that “Hikvision/Chinese Technology guidance issued by UK Government [is] both
Nov. 06 2023
Source Page: Improving our security - both nationally and internationalFound: our open economies to use ownership models and state-backed companies against us… …with Huawei and HikVision
Oct. 31 2023
Source Page: Letter from Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner to HikvisionFound: Letter from Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner to Hikvision
Oct. 31 2023
Source Page: Letter from Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner to HikvisionFound: Letter from Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner to Hikvision
Asked by: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the installation of Hikvision cameras being positioned in UK police stations.
Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
Asked by: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether officials have met with Hikvision in the last year to discuss the Procurement Bill; and if so, what was discussed.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
Oct. 26 2023
Source Page: Correspondence between Scottish Government and Hikvision: FOI releaseFound: Correspondence between Scottish Government and Hikvision: FOI release