Uyghur Slave Labour: Xinjiang

Felicity Buchan Excerpts
Wednesday 16th December 2020

(3 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nigel Adams Portrait Nigel Adams
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The hon. Lady asks a very good question. We regularly have conversations with our international partners, as exemplified by the 39 countries that joined us at the UN, and the Foreign Secretary has spoken directly with his counterpart in China on this very issue.

Felicity Buchan Portrait Felicity Buchan (Kensington) (Con)
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The human rights violations in China have rightly sparked significant concern in my constituency, not least among the substantial Muslim population in Kensington. Will my hon. Friend commit to me that we will keep up the international pressure, in particular with the incoming US Administration?

Nigel Adams Portrait Nigel Adams
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Of course, it is absolutely key that we keep up the international pressure, working with our international partners, not least the United States and the incoming Administration. We are looking forward to working with the new Administration on all our shared interests, and the issue of Xinjiang and the Uyghur population will be high on our agenda.