立法院韓國瑜院長於本（9月18）日下午3時，在國民黨楊瓊瓔委員、民進黨邱議瑩委員、民眾黨邱慧洳委員等人陪同下，接見由「台英國會小組」（APPG）共同主席柴萍恩（Sarah Champion）下議員所率「台英國會小組」一行7人。
At 3 p.m. on September 18, Legislative Yuan President Daniel K.Y. Han (韓國瑜), accompanied by KMT Legislator Dr. Yang Chiung-Ying, DPP Legislator Chiu Yi-Ying, and TPP Legislator Dr. Chiu Hui-Ju, received a seven-member delegation from the British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) led by MP Sarah Champion, the group’s co-chair.
韓院長首先向訪賓表達誠摯歡迎，並特別感謝本（115）年5月率本院跨黨派委員團訪問英國期間，英國國會「台英國會小組」（APPG）共同主席柴萍恩（Sarah Champion）下議員等友我英國國會議員的熱情款待，並盛讚美輪美奐的英國國會大廈－西敏宮（Palace of Westminster）建築，令人印象深刻，亦由此提及立法院長期以來討論熱烈的遷建議題。院長並向訪賓介紹有別於英國國會，立法院為單一國會制，共有113席立法委員代表全體國民的民意，今日特別邀請五月訪英同行的跨黨派委員與會，展現對訪團一行的歡迎及感謝。
President Han first extended a warm welcome to the guests and expressed particular gratitude to APPG Co-Chair Champion and other British parliamentarians supportive of Taiwan for their warm hospitality during his visit to the UK in May 2026, when he led a cross-party delegation of Legislative Yuan members. He also praised the magnificent architecture of the Palace of Westminster, home to the UK Parliament, which had left a deep impression on him. This prompted him to mention the proposed relocation of the Legislative Yuan, a topic that has long been the subject of lively discussion. President Han also explained to the guests that, unlike the UK Parliament, the Legislative Yuan is a unicameral legislature with 113 members representing the will of the people. He said that he had specifically invited the legislators from different political parties who had accompanied him on the May visit to the UK to attend the meeting as a gesture of welcome and appreciation for the visiting delegation.
韓院長表示，英國國會被譽為「議會之母」，除了1215年頒布的《大憲章》，還有1688年的「光榮革命」，英國國會發展歷史對現今各國議會發展有重要影響。談及台英雙邊貿易近年的進展，院長以去（2025）年雙邊貿易額為例，我國對英國出口貿易額超過63億美元，自英國進口貿易額超過22億美元，英國是台灣在歐洲第4大貿易夥伴，累計有260家台商赴英投資或設立據點，高居我國對歐洲投資的第2名，期盼透過雙邊國會議員的頻繁交流，深化雙邊經貿合作。
President Han noted that the UK Parliament is hailed as the “mother of parliaments.” Citing Magna Carta of 1215 and the Glorious Revolution of 1688 as milestones in Britain’s constitutional history, he said that the development of the British Parliament had significantly influenced the development of modern parliaments around the world. On recent developments in bilateral trade, President Han noted that Taiwan’s exports to the UK exceeded US$6.3 billion in 2025, while imports from the UK exceeded US$2.2 billion, making the UK Taiwan’s fourth largest trading partner in Europe. The UK is also Taiwan’s second largest investment destination in Europe, he said, with a total of 260 Taiwanese businesses having invested or established a presence there. He expressed hope that frequent exchanges between legislators from Taiwan and the UK would further deepen bilateral economic and trade cooperation.
最後，韓院長再次向柴主席長年於國際場合發聲挺台表達誠摯感謝，並希望訪團成員透過此行訪問，進一步強化台英雙邊各領域合作關係。
In closing, President Han once again expressed his sincere gratitude to Co-Chair Champion for her longstanding advocacy for Taiwan in international forums and expressed hope that the delegation’s visit would further strengthen cooperation between Taiwan and the UK across various fields.
柴萍恩共同主席致詞時表示，此行她率領的跨黨派英國國會議員多為首次訪台，對於台灣的民主動向非常關心，並表示雖然許多人對於英國的民主發展給予高度肯定，但卻容易忽略民主的脆弱性及珍貴性。她有感近年全球民主逐漸衰退，希望透過訪問台灣表達對民主的支持。
In her remarks, Co-Chair Champion said that most of the British parliamentarians in her cross-party delegation were visiting Taiwan for the first time. She noted that they were keenly interested in developments in Taiwan’s democracy and that, although many people held the UK’s democratic development in high regard, they often overlooked democracy’s fragility and value. Concerned about the gradual decline of democracy worldwide in recent years, she said that she hoped to demonstrate her support for democracy through the visit to Taiwan.
柴主席提及此行觀察到台灣的社會充滿活力，人民非常友善，並具備先進的醫療公衛體系及蓬勃發展的工商業，對於如何降低境外資訊干擾也有成熟的技術，期盼此行可以借鏡我國經驗，促進更多台英各領域未來的合作。
Co-Chair Champion said that during the visit, she had observed Taiwan’s vibrant society, friendly people, advanced healthcare and public health systems, and thriving industry and commerce. She also noted Taiwan’s well-developed technologies for mitigating foreign information interference. She expressed hope that the visit would provide an opportunity to learn from Taiwan’s experience and foster further cooperation between Taiwan and the UK across various fields.
楊瓊瓔委員首先感謝柴主席今年5月在英國的熱情接待，以及持續支持我國參與「世界衛生大會」 （WHA）等友台行動。她指出，台灣目前面臨高齡化社會的挑戰，由於她本身所學與「健康產業管理學」相關，長期關注長照議題，期盼未來長照能結合AI技術，解決照護人力不足的問題。
Legislator Yang first thanked Co-Chair Champion for the warm hospitality she had extended during the visit to the UK in May that year, as well as for her continued support for Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA) and other initiatives supporting Taiwan. She pointed out that Taiwan currently faces the challenges of an aging society. Given her academic background in healthcare industry management, she has long focused on issues related to long-term care. She expressed hope that artificial intelligence (AI) could be integrated into long-term care in the future to address shortages of care workers.
邱議瑩委員致詞時亦回應高齡人口醫療照護議題，表示其選區位處偏鄉，現今亦結合科技應用，讓偏鄉人口可以透過線上就診的方式節省移動時間，提升醫療效率，未來更期盼能有無人機應用於醫療物資的配送，期盼台英雙邊可以就此領域進行更多合作交流。
In her remarks, Legislator Chiu also addressed healthcare for older people. She said that her constituency was in a rural area where technology was already being used to enable residents to receive medical consultations remotely, reducing travel time and improving the efficiency of healthcare delivery. She expressed hope that drones could be used to deliver medical supplies in the future and that Taiwan and the UK could expand cooperation and exchanges in this area.
邱慧洳委員致詞時表示訪英期間英國國會議員的熱情接待令她備感溫暖。出身護理背景的她，肯定台灣醫療健保全球首屈一指的同時，亦指出台灣面臨護理人員勞動困境的議題，希望未來可以與英國交流提升護理人員工作環境的議題。
In her remarks, Legislator Chiu expressed that she had been deeply touched by the warm hospitality of British parliamentarians during the visit to the UK. Drawing on her nursing background, she praised Taiwan’s healthcare system and National Health Insurance (NHI) program as among the best in the world, while also highlighting the workplace challenges nurses in Taiwan face. She expressed hope that Taiwan could exchange views with the UK on improving nurses’ working conditions.
雙方隨後就醫療科技、再生能源、台英高等教育、AI病歷、視障照護、地方特色美食等議題進行廣泛交流，此次會談歷時約1小時，氣氛誠摯友好，在互贈紀念品後圓滿結束。（2026/09/18）
Subsequently, both sides held extensive discussions on medical technology, renewable energy, higher education in Taiwan and the UK, AI applications in medical records, care for people with visual impairments, and local culinary specialties. The meeting lasted approximately an hour in a cordial and friendly atmosphere, concluding successfully with an exchange of commemorative gifts. (2026/09/18)
