Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to (a) diversify the defence supply chain and (b) ensure there are no links to Xinjiang.

The Defence and Security Industrial Strategy and Defence Command Paper Refresh outlines our ambition to build an increasingly diverse and innovative supply-chain. For all new procurements with a high risk of modern slavery or forced labour occurring, bidders and those within their supply chains must submit self-declarations confirming that they are compliant with anti-slavery legislation.