Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has conducted an assessment of trends in links between Chinese Communist Party United Front organisations and individuals involved in (a) labour exploitation, (b) money laundering and (b) irregular migration schemes in the UK.

As is longstanding government policy, it would be inappropriate to comment on specific national security matters.

This Government, working closely with our law enforcement partners, is strengthening our understanding of Chinese organised crime activity in the UK. Where crime is identified, we will pursue all avenues to ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice.

Where there are individuals who pose a threat to our national security, we are committed to using the full range of powers available to disrupt them. This includes the National Security Act 2023, which introduced a significant package of measures to be used against the full range of state threats activity.