Baroness Chapman of Darlington, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL2802):
Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:
To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to deepen their engagement with Taiwan, including through seeking full partner status at the Global Cooperation and Training Framework, and whether they intend to support Taiwan’s participation in future sessions of the AI Safety Summit. (HL2802)
Tabled on: 25 November 2024
Answer:
Baroness Chapman of Darlington:
The UK believes that the people of Taiwan have a valuable contribution to make on issues of global concern. We have been proud to support UK expert participation at GCTF events around the world, and we have no plans to step back from our engagement with the platform. The UK supports Taiwan’s meaningful participation at international fora as a member where statehood is not a prerequisite or as an observer or guest where it is. Attendance at future AI Safety Summits is a matter for each event’s host country.
Date and time of answer: 12 Dec 2024 at 13:11.
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Baroness Chapman of Darlington, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL2801):
Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to counter China’s attempts to use United Nations (UN) General Assembly Resolution 2758 to justify Taiwan’s exclusion from the UN, and whether they have considered hosting side meetings with Taiwanese representatives at UN conventions where Taiwan is denied participation, including the recent 92nd INTERPOL General Assembly in Glasgow. (HL2801)
Tabled on: 25 November 2024
Answer:
Baroness Chapman of Darlington:
In line with the UK’s longstanding position on Taiwan, we support Taiwanese participation at international organisations as a member where statehood is not a prerequisite or as an observer or guest where it is. As Minister West made clear in her speech to the House on 28 November, it is the UK’s view that UNGA Resolution 2758 decided that only the government of the People’s Republic of China would represent China at the UN. It did not make a determination over the status of Taiwan and should not preclude Taiwan’s meaningful participation at international organisations. We always consider opportunities for engaging with Taiwan in the margins of international events.
Date and time of answer: 12 Dec 2024 at 13:01.
