United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 130677
Import Controls: Ethics
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16 December 2020
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11 January 2021 · Answer
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11 January 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department plans to take to prevent (a) cotton from Xinjiang and (b) other unethically sourced products from entering the UK.
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16 December 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department plans to take to prevent (a) cotton from Xinjiang and (b) other unethically sourced products from entering the UK.
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11 January 2021
Answer
The United Kingdom has taken a leading international role in holding China to account for its violations of rights in Xinjiang, including in respect of credible evidence of forced labour. We have repeatedly condemned such violations being perpetrated agai...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-16/130677
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1271825
- uk · wq-1271825 · source updated 11 January 2021