Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the report entitled China: The top ten priorities for early Labour government action published by the Coalition on Secure Technology and the Council on Geostrategy China Observatory in September 2024, what steps he is taking to (a) tackle vulnerabilities, (b) redirect critical economic supply chains and (c) otherwise reduce dependencies.

Building economic security is fully compatible with a push for growth. In an age of insecurity, a more resilient economy is essential to avoid geopolitical or climatic shocks leading to economic damage on the living standards of working people. Enhancing economic security helps safeguard longer-term growth, and strengthening and securing global supply chains is essential to the UK's future economic resilience.