Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to conclude the review of the evidence of the government of China's use of Uighur forced labour in Xinjiang; whether they plan to designate identifiable officials of that government as pursuant to the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020; and if so, when.

On 6 July, the UK Government established the Global Human Rights sanctions regime. The Government's position remains that it is not appropriate to speculate about who may be designated under the Global Human Rights sanctions regime, as to do so could reduce the impact of the designations. We will keep all evidence and potential listings under close review. We remain deeply concerned that Uyghurs are being placed into forced labour programmes following "graduation" from internment camps, and others are detained for not participating in such programmes. We continue to raise these concerns, including most recently in a joint statement on Xinjiang with 38 other countries at the UN Third Committee in October.