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Written Question
Ministry of Defence: Hikvision
Friday 19th November 2021

Asked by: Alicia Kearns (Conservative - Rutland and Stamford)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Hikvision CCTV, or other surveillance software or equipment from Hikvision, is used on any property owned or administered by his Department.

Answered by Jeremy Quin

As has been the case under successive Governments, it is not Defence policy to comment on the security arrangements of our establishments and sites. Specific details regarding the make and model of security systems are withheld on national security grounds.

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Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Sep 2021
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jan 2021
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Nov 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" What assessment has the Secretary of State made regarding recent revelations by Bellingcat that Russia continues to develop covert chemical weapons and targeted, more advanced delivery mechanisms in an enormous violation of the chemical weapons convention? What does that tell us about the threat we face, and what is …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Jan 2020
Middle East: Security

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