China and the UK economy
Business and Trade Committee
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Inquiry
Opened: 5 Mar 2026
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In this inquiry, the Business and Trade Committee will scrutinise the Government’s approach to economic engagement with China. In particular, it will assess the potential net benefits to the UK of deeper economic integration with China, and how these benefits compare to the risks that closer ties with China may …
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Oral sessions
3
Letters
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Events
Activity timeline 7 events
7 Jul
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30 Jun
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Oral evidence
30 Jun
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9 Jun
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Oral evidence
19 May
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Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Bryant MP · Department for Business and Trade
David Sheen · UK Hospitality
Joanne Thomas · Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
Kate Joseph · Department for Business and Trade
Lewis Neal · Department for Business and Trade
Matthew Taylor CBE · Fair Work Agency
Mr Sampson Low · UNISON
Mr Tim Harrison · Office of the Director of Labour Market Enforcement
Mr Tim Harrison · Office of the Director of Labour Market Enforcement
Sampson Law · UNISON
Tom Ironside · British Retail Consortium (BRC)
9 Jun 2026
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Ben Moore · Russell Group
Charles Parton OBE · Council on Geostrategy
Chris Buckland · The Higher Education Research Security Association
Professor Christopher Smith · UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Professor Madeline Carr · University College London, Department of Computer Science
Sam Dunning · UK-China Transparency
Tor Indstøy · Telenor
19 May 2026
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Aline Doussin · Hogan Lovells
Andrew Small · European Council on Foreign Relations
Dr Ron Black
George Magnus · University of Oxford China Centre and School of Oriental and African Studies
Grzegorz Stec · Mercator Institute for China Studies
Joerg Wuttke · DGA Group
Professor Laura Murphy · Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice, Sheffield Hallam University
Sam Goodman · China Strategic Risks Institute
Sam Olsen · Sibylline
Silvia Gavornikova · Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Soumaya Keynes · Financial Times
21 Apr 2026
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James Brougham · Make UK
Julian Scriven · Brompton Bicycle
Miles Celic · TheCityUK
Peter Burnett OBE · China-Britain Business Council
Professor Sir Peter Mathieson · University of Edinburgh
Rain Newton-Smith · Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
Sabina Ciofu · techUK
Shaun Grady · AstraZeneca UK
Correspondence 3 letters
7 Jul 2026
To committee
Letter from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster relating to the Government’s position on Ming Yang, 6 July 2026
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30 Jun 2026
From committee
Letter to the Cabinet Office relating to the Government's position on Ming Yang, 22 June 2026
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19 May 2026
To committee
Letter from Professor Sir Peter Mathieson relating to the Committee's inquiry on China and the UK economy, 23 April 2026
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