Question follow-through · 19076
Xinjiang: Uyghurs
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
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 10 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 12 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 6 Jan 2025 · 27 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Dec 2024
Question tabled
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
12 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Jan 2025
Answer published
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 ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Poultry Meat: Imports
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Beef: Imports
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Pigmeat: Imports
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Dairy Products: Imports
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