Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle the threat of use by the Chinese authorities of UK membership of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Ban to access UK data.

We are actively monitoring threats to UK data and will not hesitate to take further action if necessary to protect our national security.

Data can be exploited by those seeking to counter UK interests and we are taking action to secure our data. As set out in the Integrated Review Refresh 2023, this includes considering new levers to prevent hostile actors accessing our data.