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Lords Chamber
Genocide (Prevention and Response) Bill [HL]
3rd reading - Fri 17 May 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Kennedy of Shaws (Lab - Life peer) There is also the case of the Uighurs in China. - Speech Link

Select Committee
Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region
 MSA0064 - Modern Slavery Act 2015

Written Evidence May. 14 2024

Inquiry: Modern Slavery Act 2015
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee

Found: Says China’s Repression of Uighurs Is ‘Genocide’ - The New York Times.”

Select Committee
Stop Uyghur Genocide
 MSA0060 - Modern Slavery Act 2015

Written Evidence May. 14 2024

Inquiry: Modern Slavery Act 2015
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee

Found: Available at https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/apr/11/china- hi-tech-war-on-muslim-minority-xinjiang-uighurs-surveillance-face-recognition

Lords Chamber
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill - Tue 07 May 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (Con - Life peer) Lord, Lord Warner, has referred to Saudi Arabia is zero; Yemen, zero; Myanmar, zero; Sudan, zero; the Uighurs - Speech Link
2: Lord Leigh of Hurley (Con - Life peer) I also went on a trade trip to China with the vice-chancellors. - Speech Link

Select Committee
Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation
 MUL0003 - International relations within the multilateral system

Written Evidence Apr. 16 2024

Inquiry: International relations within the multilateral system
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: “Hong Kong, China” is regarded as a separate entity to mainland China in the WTO despite China claiming

Select Committee
China Strategic Risks Institute
 MUL0004 - International relations within the multilateral system

Written Evidence Apr. 16 2024

Inquiry: International relations within the multilateral system
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: MUL0004 - International relations within the multilateral system China Strategic Risks Institute Written

Select Committee
University of Oxford, University of Birmingham, and Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre

Oral Evidence Apr. 15 2024

Inquiry: Modern Slavery Act 2015
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee

Found: is probably about right, but it must be understood, for example, that no data is collected in China

Lords Chamber
Cybersecurity and UK Democracy - Tue 26 Mar 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Fox (LD - Life peer) He added that:“Such action from China will not be tolerated”. - Speech Link
2: Lord Alton of Liverpool (XB - Life peer) that as a very minor issue in comparison with what has happened in Xinjiang, where there are 1 million Uighurs - Speech Link
3: Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone (Con - Life peer) China is our fourth largest trading nation. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con - Life peer) China is a permanent member of the UN Security Council. - Speech Link

Lords Chamber
Genocide (Prevention and Response) Bill [HL]
2nd reading - Fri 22 Mar 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Kennedy of Shaws (Lab - Life peer) survivors of atrocity violence, from Yazidi women in Syria and the Uighur communities in exile from China - Speech Link
2: Lord Polak (Con - Life peer) I have spoken about the situation of the Uighurs. - Speech Link
3: Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con - Life peer) It has also provided the ability to highlight atrocities in the People’s Republic of China, northern - Speech Link
4: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) has serious questions to answer about the treatment of the Uighurs. - Speech Link
5: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) China was also raised. - Speech Link

Lords Chamber
Hong Kong Security Legislation - Thu 21 Mar 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) a breach of the Sino-British joint declaration, adding that the United Kingdom decided in 2021 that China - Speech Link
2: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) I can confirm for the noble Lord that, after a series of breaches by China, including the imposition - Speech Link
3: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) We work closely with the United States on China. - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) We will continue to review the appalling situation in Xinjiang—in particular that of the Uighurs, which - Speech Link