Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 60660

Minerals: Xinjiang

Tabled: 17 June 2025

Answered: 19 June 2025

Question

Alex Sobel

Labour (Co-op) — Leeds Central and Headingley

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the use of Uyghur slave labour in supply chains that include critical minerals.

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander

This Government will continue to speak up on human rights in China, including the repression of people in Xinjiang, and will continue to hold China to account. The new Critical Minerals Strategy will help secure the supply of critical minerals vital for t...

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