Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 19076

Xinjiang: Uyghurs

Tabled: 10 December 2024
Answered: 6 January 2025

Question

Dr Neil Hudson

ConservativeEpping Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on forced labour involving Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang; and what steps he is taking to help prevent goods produced by forced labour

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander
The UK will stand firm on human rights, including China's repression of the peoples of Xinjiang. This has included raising concerns at the highest levels of the Chinese government. The Prime Minister raised human rights with President Xi at their meeting ...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 19076) →