Espionage: China

(asked on 9th February 2023) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether any Chinese spy balloons incursions have been detected over UK airspace in the past two years; and whether they have received any reports from European countries of any similar incursions into European airspace during that time.


Answered by
Baroness Goldie Portrait
Baroness Goldie
Shadow Minister (Defence)
This question was answered on 23rd February 2023

I refer the Noble Lord to the answer the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (James Heappey) provided to the right hon. Member for Wentworth & Dearne (John Healey) on 14 February 2023 to Question 140019 in the House of Commons.

The Government and partners will also undertake a security review of UK and international airspace.

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