Security Update: Official Secrets Act Case Debate

Full Debate: Read Full Debate
Department: Cabinet Office

David Reed

Main Page: David Reed (Conservative - Exmouth and Exeter East)

Department Debates - View all David Reed's debates with the Cabinet Office


Speaker’s Statement

Security Update: Official Secrets Act Case

David Reed Excerpts

Digital ID
Monday 13th October 2025

(1 day, 15 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
Share Debate
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Watch Debate Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Dan Jarvis Portrait Dan Jarvis
- View Speech - Hansard -
- - Excerpts

With great respect to the hon. and learned Gentleman, that is what I was at great pains to explain in my opening remarks.

David Reed Portrait David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East) (Con)
- View Speech - Hansard -
-

Does the Minister agree that the Government have now set a perverse incentive for British officials, in that admitting to espionage problems with China is seen as rocking the boat?

Dan Jarvis Portrait Dan Jarvis
- View Speech - Hansard -
- - Excerpts

No, I do not agree.

Return to start of debate - Return to top of page