Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to initiate an investigation into Chen Quanguo, an official of the government of China, under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020.

In March, the UK took coordinated action alongside 29 countries to impose global human rights sanctions on senior officials and an organisation responsible for the egregious human rights violations taking place in Xinjiang. This sent the clearest possible signal of the international community's serious concern and our collective willingness to act. The FCDO keeps all evidence and potential listings under close review, and it is not appropriate to speculate on who may be designated in the future, as to do so could reduce the impact of the designations.