Question follow-through · 8123
Foreign Investment in UK: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department issues guidance on investment from (a) the People's Republic of China and (b) organisations associated with the Chinese Communist Party.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 9 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 23 Oct 2024 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department issues guidance on investment from (a) the People's Republic of China and (b) organisations associated with the Chinese Communist Party.
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Oct 2024
Answer published
The government does not direct the private sector’s commercial partnerships. Ministers and Officials are in regular contact with leaders across all UK industries and may provide advice and support as appropriate. The UK will attract investment due to its ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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