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Written question asked by Elizabeth Truss (Conservative) on Friday, 1 September 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 September 2023. It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 September 2023 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Department for Education: Taiwan

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2023 to Question 187963 on Department for Education: Taiwan, if she will identify which minister represented her Department for each meeting it held with representatives of the Taiwan Government in 2022; and if she will identify the (i) job title and (ii) grade of the most senior official who represented her Department when a minister was not present for each meeting it held with representatives of the Taiwan Government in 2022.

Answer

No Department for Education Ministers met with representatives of the Taiwan administration in 2022.

The Department had regular official level meetings with representatives of the Taiwanese administration during this period, both in the UK and through the British Office in Taipei, in line with our longstanding policy on Taiwan.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
196279
Session
2022-23
Related items
Department for Education: Taiwan
Wednesday, 14 June 2023
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Taiwan Department for Education
Link
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