Question follow-through · 19864

Foreign Investment in UK: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he will publish an annual assessment of China's economic footprint in the United Kingdom.

answeredDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he will publish an annual assessment of China's economic footprint in the United Kingdom.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade regularly publishes statistics on our international trade and investment relationship with China on gov.uk. The latest release can be found at: China: UK trade and investment factsheets 31 July 20...

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