Protective Clothing: Xinjiang

(asked on 8th March 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2022 to Question 118613 on Protective Clothing: Xinjiang, what steps his Department took to (a) ensure that and (b) conclude that no personal protective equipment purchased was produced in Xinjiang.


Answered by
Edward Argar Portrait
Edward Argar
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 24th March 2022

The respect for human rights is built into all contracts in the Government’s supply chain. This includes all personal protective equipment (PPE) contracts which incorporate include provisions to meet this commitment. The Department’s records and the relevant contract details for all items ordered show that no PPE was purchased from that area.

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