Question follow-through · 22601
Foreign Relations: China
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of closer economic ties with China on (a) the UK economy and (b) public finances.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 8 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 17 Jan 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of closer economic ties with China on (a) the UK economy and (b) public finances.
13 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jan 2025
Answer published
The Chancellor visited Beijing and Shanghai for the 2025 UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue. The government published a press statement and policy outcomes paper on Saturday 11 January which lists the outcomes for British businesses and the UK econo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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