Question follow-through · 38547

China: Cook Islands

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 34796 on China: Cook Islands, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of that strategic agreement on (a) his

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 17 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 19 Mar 2025
Answer: 25 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

17 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 34796 on China: Cook Islands, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of that strategic agreement on (a) his
19 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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25 Mar 2025
Answer published
The UK Government will continue its policy of working to maintain a free, secure and open Indo-Pacific where international norms are respected. As part of the UK Government's constitutional responsibility for the defence, external relations and internal s...

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