Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 1457
Solar Power: Xinjiang
Tabled: 24 July 2024
Answered: 29 July 2024
Named DayQuestion
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Conservative — Chingford and Woodford Green
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his policy that solar arrays produced using polysilicon mined in Xinjiang province should not be used in the UK.
Answer
Michael ShanksNo company in the UK should have forced labour in its supply chain. We will be working with colleagues across Government to tackle the issue of Uyghur forced labour in supply chains. We are also relaunching the Solar Taskforce, which will focus on identif...
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