Question follow-through · 51095
China: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 17 March 2025 to Question 36633 and 29 April 2025 to Question 45904 on China: Audit, for what reason the timeline for concluding the China audit ha
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 8 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 May 2025
- Answer
- 16 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 17 March 2025 to Question 36633 and 29 April 2025 to Question 45904 on China: Audit, for what reason the timeline for concluding the China audit ha
13 May 2025
Target answer date
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16 May 2025
Answer published
The Audit will improve the UK's ability to understand and respond to the challenges and opportunities China poses. It will help inform the government setting out a long-term, consistent approach to our relationship with China. The timing of the audit rema...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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