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Foreign Relations: China

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 21 May 2026UIN 2207

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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the National Security Adviser was present at the meeting between the Grandview Institution and Stephen Lillie in Beijing on 22 October 2025.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

The National Security Adviser meets with a range of individuals and organisations as part of his role providing advice to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet on national security matters. Such meetings are often sensitive in nature, and the Government does not routinely comment on them or their content.

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