Question follow-through · 17903
Xinjiang: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security's oral contribution of 3 December 2024, Official Report, column 174, whether his Department has
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 4 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 9 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 11 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security's oral contribution of 3 December 2024, Official Report, column 174, whether his Department has
9 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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11 Dec 2024
Answer published
This Government stands firm on human rights, including in Xinjiang, where China continues to persecute and arbitrarily detain Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities.We continue to monitor the situation closely, including by conducting independe...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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