Detention of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 7:37 pm on 9 September 2020.

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Photo of Navendu Mishra Navendu Mishra Labour, Stockport 7:37, 9 September 2020

I thank the Minister for giving way and congratulate my hon. Friend Shabana Mahmood on securing this debate. The situation in Xinjiang is serious and Members from all parts of the House are talking about it. What is happening in Xinjiang is deeply disturbing, but it replicates what has happened in Tibet over the past few decades. We know the kind of oppression that Buddhist people have faced in Tibet. Does the Minister agree that it would be a welcome first step if the Government added the people from the Chinese Government who are responsible for these crimes to the list for Magnitsky sanctions?