UK Defence Committee Chair Calls for Inquiry After Chinese-Made Security Cameras Found at Army Bases

Tobias Ellwood, MP for Bournemouth East, walks through Westminster, in London, on Feb. 2, 2022. Leon Neal/Getty Images

The chairman of the UK Defence Select Committee has called for an inquiry after an investigation found that surveillance cameras from Chinese technology companies Hikvision and Dahua are still in use at British army bases, months after they should have been replaced over security concerns.

In November 2022, the UK government banned the installation of new surveillance equipment from China on sensitive government sites, and more than a year after the Ministry of Defence reportedly issued guidance to not use or install Hikvision cameras.