Written questions

China: Uyghurs

Commons · Question 28731 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 22 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Sarah Champion

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his department has made of the UK’s obligations under (a) pillar two and (b) pillar three of the UN Responsibility to Protect framework in relation to the tre

Answer

Answered by Chris Elmore, 22 Sep 2026

The UK continues to stand firm on human rights in China, including in Xinjiang, where Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim communities continue to face persecution and arbitrary detention. We raise our concerns directly at the highest levels, and in int...