Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 88476

Transport: China

Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Euan Stainbank

LabourFalkirk

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Chinese ownership of critical transport infrastructure on national security.

Answer

Chris Bryant
Transport infrastructure is an integral part of the UK economy, moving people, goods and enabling economic growth, as recognised in the Industrial Strategy. The security of the sector is of the upmost importance to the government.Transport is one of the 1...

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