United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 96883
Universities: Espionage
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3 December 2025
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9 January 2026 · Answer
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9 January 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of espionage have been identified in British universities since 2015, broken down by (a) year, and (b) nationality of identified suspects.
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3 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of espionage have been identified in British universities since 2015, broken down by (a) year, and (b) nationality of identified suspects.
Source: Commons
9 January 2026
Answer
The National Security Act 2023 provides the security services and law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to deter, detect, and disrupt state threats including new espionage offences. The Government is committed to transparency on the operation ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-03/96883
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1859781
- uk · wq-1859781 · source updated 9 January 2026