Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions officials in her Department have had with their counterparts in the US Administration on the rationale for the (a) decision by the US Government to put a dozen additional Chinese based technology companies on its restricted trading list and (b) UK Government taking similar steps.

We hold regular discussions with the US on the full range of shared global challenges, including regular discussions between the Foreign Secretary and US Secretary of State Blinken. In June, the Prime Minister and President Biden agreed a historic new 'Atlantic Charter', in which the UK and US agreed to "harness and protect our innovative edge in science and technology to support our shared security and deliver jobs at home". We also committed to "embrace the promise and manage the peril of emerging technologies, and enable open and fair trade between nations." As the Integrated Review makes clear, as an open trading economy, we will engage China and remain open to trade and investment. We will continue to pursue a positive trading relationship with China, while ensuring our national security and values are protected.