Oral QuestionForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

What recent steps he has taken to support access of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to Xinjiang Province in China to investigate human rights violations against the Uyghur people.

Tabled: 14 July 2021Answered: 20 July 2021

Asked by

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

Answer from Hansard

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (James Murray)

We have frozen the small business multiplier this year and we will be introducing permanently lower multipliers for retail hospitality and leisure premises from April 2026, which will benefit pubs. Meanwhile, they also benefit from our decision to increase the duty relief for draft products.