Written questions

Xinjiang: Human Rights

Commons · Question 70117 · Tabled 22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 1 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Max Wilkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that British businesses follow human rights obligations set out in the Second Report of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Session

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 1 Sep 2025

The UK has carefully considered and implemented several of the Foreign Affairs Committee's recommendations on responding to human rights violations in China since 2021. This Government will stand firm on human rights, including in Xinjiang, where China co...