Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 60932

Government Departments: Procurement

Tabled: 18 June 2025

Answered: 25 June 2025

Question

Blair McDougall

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to clause 6(a) of the UK-USA Economic and Prosperity Deal, published on 8 May 2025, if he will make it his policy to bar Chinese companies with links to forced labour in Xinjiang from Government p

Answer

Georgia Gould

The 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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