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
4 Oral sessions
3 Letters
4 Events
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
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)
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
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
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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