Written questions

Xinjiang: Human Rights

Commons · Question 128635 · Tabled 21 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 28 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking in response to the House of Commons motion of 22 April 2021 entitled Human Rights: Xinjiang.

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 28 Apr 2026

This Government stands firm on human rights, including in Xinjiang, where China continues to persecute and arbitrarily detain Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities. We continue to raise our concerns at the highest levels: the Prime Minister ra...