Written Question·Home Office·UIN 60931

Import Controls: Xinjiang

Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 26 June 2025

Question

Blair McDougall

LabourEast Renfrewshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to clause 6(a) of the UK-USA Economic and Prosperity Deal, published on 8 May 2025, whether she plans to direct Border Force to search direct cargo flights from Xinjiang to the UK to en

Answer

Seema Malhotra
Border Force does not routinely assess whether goods on freight entering the UK may have been made using forced labour, but we work closely with law enforcement partners to share intelligence to ensure all goods abide by customs and excise rules.The Gover...

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