Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he had with his Chinese counterpart on (a) women's rights and (b) the rights of disabled people before the China Network Open Societies International Programme was implemented.

I refer the hon. Member to my answer given to Question 32032 on 16 October 2026.

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