Question follow-through · 50718
Foreign Investment and Overseas Trade: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the coordination of (a) trade and (b) investment policies relating to the People’s Republic of China.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 7 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 May 2025
- Answer
- 16 May 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the coordination of (a) trade and (b) investment policies relating to the People’s Republic of China.
12 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 May 2025
Answer published
The UK regularly engages with international partners regarding trade and investment policies, both bilaterally and in multilateral fora such as the World Trade Organisation.With regards to China specifically, the UK's overall approach is to cooperate wher...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Civil Servants: China
10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many FTE civil servants primarily focus on China policy; and their grades.