Question follow-through · 17541
China: Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK sanctions on Chinese (a) people and (b) businesses.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 5 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 9 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 11 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK sanctions on Chinese (a) people and (b) businesses.
9 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Dec 2024
Answer published
UK sanctions are designed and targeted to deter and disrupt malign behaviour, and to demonstrate our defence of fundamental principles, including democracy, human rights and the rule of law. The FCDO regularly reviews the effectiveness and impact of our s...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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