Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 65641
Forced Labour: Xinjiang
Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 15 July 2025
Question
James Naish
Labour — Rushcliffe
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that suppliers (a) linked to forced labour in Xinjiang and (b) named in allied sanctions lists are excluded from public procurement frameworks.
Answer
Georgia GouldThe UK Government is committed to tackling human rights abuses including modern slavery and human trafficking in public supply chains. On 24 February 2025 the Procurement Act came into force, providing contracting authorities with stronger powers to exclu...
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