| Heading: |
Solar Power: Forced Labour |
| Question ID: |
1787499 |
| UIN: |
HL6023 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-24 |
| Asking Member ID: |
738 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Alton of Liverpool
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| Asking Member handle: |
DavidAltonHL
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@DavidAltonHL
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero raised the use of Uyghur slave labour in the manufacture of solar panels and in other forms of green technology during his recent visit to China, and, if so, w |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-07 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
2024 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
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| Answering Member handle: |
lordphilofbrum
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@lordphilofbrum
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| Answer text: |
This Government continues to stand firm on the issue of human rights in China, including relating to forced labour. The recent visit by the Secretary of State gave the opportunity to discuss issues that matter to the UK with senior levels of the Chinese g... |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |