Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct an audit of health infrastructure classified as critically important to national interests to identify whether they contain Chinese-made components.

The United Kingdom will not compromise on economic security and will continue to prioritise national security and resilience. We will continue to cooperate with China on trade and investment, recognising that there will also be areas where we need to challenge non-market policies and protect sensitive sectors of the economy. We will continue to support UK business to engage with the second largest economy in the world, while being clear-eyed to any risks, and ensuring security and resilience. The national technical authorities, namely the National Protective Security Authority and the National Cyber Security Centre, provide advice to critical national infrastructure, including in the health sector, on best practice for security and resilience. The Department does not comment on specific policy matters related to its critical national infrastructure.