Question follow-through · 65868

China: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has (a) accepted and (b) implemented all recommendations from the China Audit.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

About this written question

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
8 Jul 2025
Target answer date
14 Jul 2025
Answer
14 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has (a) accepted and (b) implemented all recommendations from the China Audit.

  2. 14 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Government will take forward work to deliver each of the actions recommended by the China Audit. These will be delivered as part of the Government's broader strategic approach to China.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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