Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 65633
Xinjiang: Overseas Companies
Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 11 July 2025
Question
James Naish
Labour — Rushcliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has considered secondary sanctions on UK-based financial institutions that continue to (a) underwrite, (b) trade and (c) market securities issued by Xinjiang Produ
Answer
Catherine WestIn March 2021, the UK, along with international partners, imposed sanctions relating to human rights abuses in Xinjiang, including sanctions against Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. 'Secondary sanctions' can be understood in different ways. UK ...
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