China and the UK economy

Business and Trade Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 5 Mar 2026 Parliament page
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 … Read more
2 Oral sessions
1 Letter
2 Events
Activity timeline 5 events
19 May
2026
Oral evidence
19 May
2026
Correspondence
19 May
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
21 Apr
2026
Oral evidence
21 Apr
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
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 1 letter
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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