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The Security of 5G

Inquiry

The UK Government wants to be a global leader in 5G and the rollout has already begun in many areas. However, there are concerns about the security of 5G, including the use of equipment in networks supplied by foreign companies. This inquiry looks at these security issues.     

The Government announced restrictions in January on high-risk vendors followed by stricter rules announced in July, with Huawei to be removed from the UK's 5G network by 2027.    

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry. 

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Second Report - The Security of 5G
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Response to this report
The Security of 5G: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2019–21
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The Security of 5G: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2019–21
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Correspondence

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Letter, dated 6 May 2020, from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Defence in relation to Huawei and F35
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Letter, dated 3 June 2020, from the Secretary of State for Defence to the Chair in relation to Huawei and F35
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Letter, dated 6 May 2020, from the Chairman to the Defence Secretary in relation to Huawei and F35
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Oral evidence transcripts

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30 June 2020
Inquiry The Security of 5G
Witnesses Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP (Secretary of State for Defence at Ministry of Defence), Rt Hon Oliver Dowden MP (Secretary of State at Department for Culture, Media and Sport), and Ciaran Martin (CEO at National Cyber Security Centre)
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Oral Evidence
28 July 2020
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Witnesses Howard Watson (Chief Technology and Information Officer at BT Group), and Scott Petty (Chief Technology Officer at Vodafone UK)
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Oral Evidence
16 June 2020
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Witnesses Congressman Mike Turner (Congressman at US House of Representatives), and Franklin C. Miller (Principal at Scowcroft Group)
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Written evidence

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Ministry of Defence (SFG0028)
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James Sullivan (Head of Cyber Research at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)) (SFG0011)
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Attilio Zani (Executive Director at Telecom Infra Project) (SFG0027)
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Contact us

  • Email: defcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3113 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 2996 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Defence Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA