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AstraZeneca: China

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she had discussions with her Chinese counterpart on the recent arrest of AstraZeneca's China executives as part of the UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue.

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Treasury
Tabled
20 Jan 2025
Target answer date
22 Jan 2025
Answer
28 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she had discussions with her Chinese counterpart on the recent arrest of AstraZeneca's China executives as part of the UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue.

  2. 22 Jan 2025

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  3. 28 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    This government will continue to support the certainty and stability businesses need to invest in the high growth sectors that will drive our growth mission. At the UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue, the Chancellor of the Exchequer was clear on the...

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