PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Treasury: Hikvision (9 June 2022)

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 6 June 2022 to Question 9826 on Treasury: Hikvision and of 6 April 2022 to Question 124950 on Hikvision, and with reference to the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner's recommendations regarding the use of Hikvision cameras by Government departments, what steps is his Department taking in response to those recommendations.

Asked by:
Sir Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative)

As has been the case under successive administrations, it is not government policy to comment on the security arrangements of government buildings.

The National Cyber Security Centre and the Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure provide guidance on the use of IP-connected cameras and cyber-connected physical security systems.

Security measures within departments are tailored to protect each site, proportionate to the level of threat, aligned with the HMG Minimum Security Standards and, take into account the building risk categorisation and the physical composition of the site.

Answered by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
14 June 2022