Written questions

Minerals: Xinjiang

Commons · Question 60660 · Tabled 17 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 19 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Alex Sobel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the use of Uyghur slave labour in supply chains that include critical minerals.

Answer

Answered by Douglas Alexander, 19 Jun 2025

This Government will continue to speak up on human rights in China, including the repression of people in Xinjiang, and will continue to hold China to account. The new Critical Minerals Strategy will help secure the supply of critical minerals vital for t...