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HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonMy hon. Friend makes a good point and is right to highlight that. We will continue to work with our international partners to build that international caucus of those who are…14 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonMy hon. Friend is spot on, yet again; we wish to see a broad international caucus of countries, including Muslim-majority countries, speaking out about the widespread human rights…14 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonMy hon. Friend is right to bring that up. Of course, we condemn any intimidation of witnesses to this tribunal or to any other forums where people are giving similar such…14 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonThe hon. Lady will have seen the G7 leaders coming together yesterday. Having the presidency is a great opportunity for us to be able to put this issue forward. As I have said…14 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonI thank my hon. Friend for that very good question. We have been engaging with businesses on these issues for some time. On 12 January, we launched a Minister-led campaign to…14 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonThe hon. Lady makes a good point. Of course, the Prime Minister is raising those issues. Let us be clear: our relationship with China remains clear-eyed. It is rooted in our…14 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonObviously, gender-based violence, wherever it takes place, is unacceptable. We continue to work very hard on this area internationally and commit a significant amount of our…14 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonWe are disturbed by the reports of attempts to intimidate those who have been appearing at the recent hearing. Any attempt by China to silence its critics is unwarranted—it is…14 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonYes, my hon. Friend hits the nail on the head. The integrated review makes it clear that UK policy towards China is defined by our national interests, and the Prime Minister has…14 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonI thank my hon. Friend, again, for her dogged determination on this subject and many others surrounding human rights. I have said before during this session and during the four or…14 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonNo decisions have been made with regard to diplomatic attendance at the Winter Olympics.14 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonWe are providing businesses with the guidance that they need to understand the moral, reputational, legal and economic risks of conducting business in Xinjiang. It is for…14 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonWe absolutely welcome any initiative that is balanced, rigorous and raises awareness of the situation that Uyghurs and other minorities in China face. Sir Geoffrey Nice and those…14 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonI thank my hon. Friend the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. The short answer is yes, we are standing up for Britain. He is right to raise the question whether we are…14 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonI struggled to hear all of that question, but I can pick up on a key point to which the hon. Gentleman referred: the inability of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to…14 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonNot only did the G7 communiqué call on China to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, especially in relation to Xinjiang, but I direct my hon. Friend to the global human…14 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonI thank my right hon. Friend yet again for his work in this area and for bringing this important issue to the House’s attention. As I said in my opening remarks, we welcome any…14 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonWe are disturbed by reports of attempts to intimidate those appearing at the recent hearing of the Uyghur Tribunal. We have previously made it clear that any attempt by China to…14 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonIt is as clear as the nose on your face that China is an authoritarian state. It has different values from our own and we are holding it to account. As I said in a previous…14 Jun 2021HANSARDUyghur Tribunal: LondonI can tell the hon. Gentleman that I disagree on a large part of his thesis that this Government have taken no action. This Government led the first two statements on Xinjiang at…14 Jun 2021