Question follow-through · 55788
Richard Lochhead
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the visit by Richard Lochhead MSP to to Beijing.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 30 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 11 Jun 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the visit by Richard Lochhead MSP to to Beijing.
3 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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11 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has made no assessment of the effectiveness of the visit. The delivery of Scottish Government ministers is properly to be assessed by Scottish parliamentary scrutiny mechanisms. The FCDO engaged with...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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