Found: Uyghur labour can occur in factories that produce components or products elsewhere in China, as Uyghurs

Found: MIN0042) Fiona Clouder (MIN0043) World Uyghur Congress, Anti -slavery International, Campaign for Uyghurs

Found: “Uyghurs Subjected to Genocide by China, Unofficial UK Tribunal Finds.”

Found: from British society and the UK government on the genocide currently being perpetrated against Uyghurs

Found: Murphy (2024) ‘ Addressing forced labour of Uyghurs and other Muslim and Turkic-majority peoples

Found: to Act on Atrocities in Xinjiang and Beyond, July 2021; Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Uyghurs

Found: The situation is further exacerbated by the risks in Xinjiang, where Uyghurs work in labour camps with

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their response to the House of Commons Resolution passed in April 2021 that Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are suffering Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide.

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

It is the long-standing policy of the British Government that any judgment as to whether crimes against humanity or genocide has occurred is a matter for a competent national or international court, rather than for governments or non-judicial bodies. It should be decided after consideration of all the evidence available in the context of a credible judicial process. Regardless of any court's decision, this Government will stand firm on human rights, including China's repression of Uyghurs and others in Xinjiang.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that solar panels installed in the UK do not contain polysilicon manufactured through the slave labour of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in China.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

No company in the UK should have forced labour in its supply chain. We will be working with colleagues across Government to tackle the issue of Uyghur forced labour in supply chains.

We are also relaunching the Solar Taskforce, which will focus on identifying and taking forward the actions needed to develop supply chains that are resilient, sustainable and free from forced labour. This will support the significant increases in deployment of solar panels needed to meet our ambition of tripling the UKs solar power capacity by 2030.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help protect (a) Hong Kongers, (b) Uyghurs and (c) Chinese dissidents who are resident in the UK from transnational repression by the Chinese Communist Party.

Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office)

The UK does not tolerate attempts by the authorities of Hong Kong or China, or any other country, to intimidate and silence individuals in the UK. We continually assess potential threats in the UK, and take protection of individuals’ rights, freedoms, and safety in the UK very seriously. This involves taking a proactive approach to countering the most acute forms of state-directed threats to individuals.

The National Security Act 2023 strengthens our legal powers to counter foreign interference, including those actions which amount to transnational repression, and provides the security services and law enforcement agencies with additional tools to deter, detect, and disrupt modern-day state threats.

Anyone who thinks they might be a victim should report incidents or suspicious activity to the Police.

Found: Recent developments Summary 1 UK and China government policies and strategies 2 Hong Kong, Uyghurs

Found: the HRC : “The UK has four recommendations: 1. cease the persecution and arbitrary detention of Uyghurs

Found: a full 90 seconds today, the UK again urges China to end its persecution and arbitrary detention of Uyghurs