Question / Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Taiwan

Question for Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
UIN 187966, tabled on 6 June 2023

Question
Elizabeth Truss
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has had discussions with representatives of the Government of Taiwan in each of the last five years.

Answer
George Freeman
Conservative

Answered on
20 June 2023

The UK has no diplomatic relations with Taiwan but a strong, unofficial relationship, based on deep and growing ties in a wide range of areas, underpinned by shared democratic values.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology was newly created on 7 February 2023, and the Department has since had discussions with representatives of the Taiwan administration.