Question follow-through · 60932

Government Departments: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to clause 6(a) of the UK-USA Economic and Prosperity Deal, published on 8 May 2025, if he will make it his policy to bar Chinese companies with links to forced labour in Xinjiang from Government p

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Cabinet Office
Tabled
18 Jun 2025
Target answer date
20 Jun 2025
Answer
25 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to clause 6(a) of the UK-USA Economic and Prosperity Deal, published on 8 May 2025, if he will make it his policy to bar Chinese companies with links to forced labour in Xinjiang from Government p

  2. 20 Jun 2025

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  3. 25 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The UK Government is committed to tackling human rights abuses including modern slavery and human trafficking in public supply chains. On 24 February 2025 the Procurement Act came into force, providing contracting authorities with stronger powers to exclu...

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