Question follow-through · 21372
China: Overseas Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to enhance the vetting and monitoring processes of Chinese businesses operating in the UK.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 19 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 7 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 13 Jan 2025 · 25 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to enhance the vetting and monitoring processes of Chinese businesses operating in the UK.
7 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Jan 2025
Answer published
As an open economy, the Government welcomes foreign trade and investment where it supports growth and jobs in the UK, meets our stringent legal and regulatory requirements, and does not compromise our national security. Legislation including the country-a...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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