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1315086

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date	17/05/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	India: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Indian counterpart on vaccine pricing in India in response to the covid-19 outbreak in that country.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	2435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary spoke to his counterpart, Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr Jaishankar, on Thursday 6 May, where they agreed on the need for swift and equitable access to vaccines around the world.</p><p>The Government of India continues to provide free of cost vaccinations to defined vulnerable categories of the population, including health and frontline workers, and all those above 45 years of age.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 20/05/2021 15:01:29 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1315087

registered interest
date	17/05/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	China: Uyghurs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with the Home Secretary to ensure that Uyghurs who have been persecuted in China are able to find refuge in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	2436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications. Our assessment of the situation for Uyghurs is set out in our Country Policy and Information Note (CPIN) on opposition to the state in China, available on gov.uk at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/china-country-policy-and-information-notes</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 20/05/2021 14:16:11 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1315088

registered interest
date	17/05/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	China: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to make an assessment of the role of Chinese companies operating in the UK in the construction of detention camps in China.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	2437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2021 answer text <p>The FCDO has funded research to help build the evidence base on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, and continues to review new open source evidence as it emerges and to work closely with international partners to inform policy development. The Foreign Secretary announced on 12 January a package of measures to help ensure that no UK organisations are complicit in human rights violations occurring in Xinjiang through their supply chains. This includes clear and detailed advice to UK businesses on the risks and the need to conduct due diligence on suppliers that may be directly involved or otherwise complicit in the violations; and additional support to UK government bodies to exclude suppliers on related grounds.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 20/05/2021 14:17:47 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1315089

registered interest
date	17/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Forced Labour: Uyghurs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to amend the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to prevent UK companies from using forced Uyghur labour in their supply chains.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	2502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government has serious concerns about the gross human rights violations being perpetrated against Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang.</p><p>In January 2021, the Foreign Secretary announced a package of cross-Government policy measures seeking to ensure that UK private and public bodies are not complicit in, nor profiting from, the human rights violations in Xinjiang.</p><p>These measures included strengthening the Overseas Business Risk guidance; a review of export controls; increasing support for UK government bodies to exclude suppliers complicit in violations or abuses; and a commitment to introduce financial penalties under the Modern Slavery Act.</p><p>The commitment to introduce financial penalties for organisations which fail to meet their statutory obligations under the Modern Slavery Act builds on a wider package of measures to strengthen section 54 of the Act, including plans to extend transparency to large public bodies, mandate the specific reporting topics statements must cover, such as due diligence, and require organisations to submit their statements to a new centralised Government registry. These measures require legislative change and will be introduced when parliamentary time allows.</p><p>The Government continues to encourage businesses to monitor their supply chains, including any links to Xinjiang, with rigour and conduct appropriate due diligence to uncover and remedy any associations they find with modern slavery, including forced labour.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/05/2021 16:38:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1315091

registered interest
date	17/05/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	al-Aqsa Mosque
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on the peace process of the attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque and worshippers by Israeli forces during the holy month of Ramadan; and what steps he is taking to recognise the state of Palestine.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	2438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2021 answer text <p>The UK is clear that the violence against peaceful worshippers at the al-Aqsa mosque was unacceptable. Respect for the historic Status Quo at the Holy Sites in Jerusalem is important. We encourage all parties to maintain calm, avoid provocation and uphold the Status Quo to ensure the safety and the security of the Al Haram Al Sharif / Temple Mount and all who worship there.</p><p>The UK will recognise a Palestinian state at a time when it best serves the objective of peace. We continue to work closely with international partners to strongly advocate for a two-state solution and encourage a return to meaningful negotiations between both parties.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 20/05/2021 16:50:01 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1312377

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Modern Slavery Act 2015
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to amend the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to ensure that UK companies are not using forced Uyghur labour in their supply chains.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	188149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 29/04/2021 12:48:01 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1312378

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	China: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to make an assessment of the role of Chinese companies operating in the UK in the construction of detention camps in China.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	188150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 29/04/2021 12:48:21 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1312379

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	China: Uyghurs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with the Home Secretary to ensure that Uyghurs who have been persecuted in China are able to find refuge in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	188151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 29/04/2021 12:50:24 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1312382

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Jerusalem: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the recent violent clashes in Jerusalem and reports of the use of violence by Israeli security forces against Palestinians.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	188152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>We are watching developments in Jerusalem closely, and call on all sides to reduce tensions, restore calm and avoid provocation. Israeli police and security forces must ensure that any and all use of force against civilians is proportionate and does not serve to further enflame the situation. We urge Israel to investigate any accusations of excess use of force.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 29/04/2021 12:05:18 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1311833

registered interest
date	23/04/2021
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equality: Public Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department plans to bring a commencement order for Section 1 Public Sector Duty on Socio-economic Inequalities of the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	186244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to commence Section 1 of the Equality Act 2010 in England. We have stated on many occasions that this duty, which requires a public body, in taking strategic decisions, to have due regard to the desirability of exercising them in a way that is designed to reduce the inequalities of outcome which result from socio-economic disadvantage, would be ineffectual. As merely a “due regard” duty, it requires no specific action from the public body concerned, and risks becoming a tick-box exercise, complied with to minimise the risk of litigation rather than to promote real change in society. The duty is also wrongly focussed on equalising socio-economic outcomes rather than opportunities.</p><p>The Government’s preferred approach is to progress specific policies and practical actions that will deliver real change. We are promoting social mobility and tackling inequality through a range of initiatives – for example in education, through reforms to the welfare system, and by giving greater developmental devolution in England and rebalancing the economy through schemes such as the Towns Fund.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 187196 question first answered 29/04/2021 09:31:15 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan