Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the findings of the report Forced Labor, Coercive Land-Use Transfers, and Forced Assimilation in Xinjiang’s Agricultural Production, published on 10 December 2024, on UK procurement and anti-slavery policies.

The human rights situation in China, including China's persecution of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities, remains a priority for the government. We are aware of the December 2024 report and have used these findings to inform current policy.

We are committed to tackling Uyghur forced labour in UK and global supply chains. The Government has launched the responsible business conduct review to provide a neutral, objective appraisal of UK policy to tackle forced labour. It will consider the effectiveness of the UK's current regime and alternative measures to support responsible business practices across UK and global supply chains, including human rights and environmental considerations.

We raise our concerns about human rights in Xinjiang at the highest levels: last month, the Prime Minister raised our concerns about Xinjiang directly with President Xi Jinping. We continue to coordinate our efforts with other international partners to hold China to account for their human rights violations.