Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Tim Loughton Excerpts
Thursday 9th June 2022

(2 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Ellis Portrait Michael Ellis
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As I said earlier, Sir Robert will give evidence on 11 and 12 July. The Government will want to hear what he has to say. We will study it very carefully and will act as expeditiously as possible after that.

Tim Loughton Portrait Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham) (Con)
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I was grateful for the recent meeting with the Minister for Brexit Opportunities about the Procurement Bill, along with other hon. Members sanctioned by China. Given the further revelations and documents about the extent of abuse, torture and human rights violations in Xinjiang and other parts of China, will the Government now commit to a full audit of all public service contracts with any Chinese firms that are in any way implicated in those abuses? Will the Government’s default position be to award no contracts to any companies in any way implicated in those forms of abuse?