Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 117770

Uyghurs: Intimidation

Tabled: 4 March 2026
Answered: 10 March 2026

Question

Ms Marie Rimmer

LabourSt Helens South and Whiston

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of state intimidation on Uyghur families in the diaspora.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
Attempts by foreign governments to coerce, intimidate or harm their critics overseas, including the Uyghur diaspora, are unacceptable. The freedom of speech and other fundamental rights of all people in the UK are protected under UK law, regardless of nat...

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