Energy: Infrastructure
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will conduct an audit of energy Critical National infrastructure to identify whether they contain Chinese-made components.
Answered by Michael Shanks
As an open economy the UK welcomes foreign trade and investment where it supports growth, meets our regulatory requirements, and does not compromise our national security. This Government will take a consistent, long term and strategic approach to managing relations with China. We will co-operate where we can, compete where we have different interests, and challenge where we must. Large market shares can extend across the supply chain; alongside efforts to de-risk our supply chains, we will therefore also continue to work with our international partners to manage the continued implications of overreliance on any one actor.
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