Solar Power: Xinjiang
Commons · Question 1457 · Tabled 24 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his policy that solar arrays produced using polysilicon mined in Xinjiang province should not be used in the UK.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 29 Jul 2024
No company in the UK should have forced labour in its supply chain. We will be working with colleagues across Government to tackle the issue of Uyghur forced labour in supply chains. We are also relaunching the Solar Taskforce, which will focus on identif...