Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Statement: FCDO summons Chinese Ambassador, published on 9 May 2026, whether the People's Republic of China's Ambassador to the UK was formally summoned and demarched by her personally or by her Department's officials.

On the Foreign Secretary's instruction, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office senior officials summoned the Chinese Ambassador on 8 May, as is standard practice. Officials made clear that any attempts by foreign states to intimidate, harass or harm individuals or communities in the UK are unacceptable. It was made clear that the UK Government will continue to use the full range of tools available to protect our security and hold China to account for actions which undermine our safety and democratic values.