Fifth Report - Uyghur forced labour in Xinjiang and UK value chains
Select Committee
Business and Trade Committee
HC 1272
17 March 2021
Government response
Third Special Report - Uyghur forced labour in Xinjiang and UK value chains: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2019–21 · published 10 Jun 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
4 results
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Para 31
We welcome TikTok’s offer to review its algorithm, and we will visit their offices to...
Recommendation
We welcome TikTok’s offer to review its algorithm, and we will visit their offices to do so with an expert team as soon as is possible. Meanwhile, we remain deeply concerned about the flow of information between TikTok UK, its …
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Government Response Summary
The government thanks the Committee for its recommendations to businesses but does not specifically address the call for TikTok to publish independently verified governance and data flow arrangements, instead offering generic statements.
Department for Business and Trade
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
We are deeply disappointed that The Walt Disney Company declined our invitation to give oral...
Conclusion
We are deeply disappointed that The Walt Disney Company declined our invitation to give oral evidence, and to engage meaningfully with our inquiry. The Walt Disney Company has a responsibility to demonstrate that none of their actions supported oppression or …
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Government Response Summary
The government thanks the committee for its report and reiterates its commitment to ensuring UK organisations are not complicit in human rights violations in Xinjiang, but does not specifically address the committee's disappointment regarding The Walt Disney Company.
Department for Business and Trade
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
We further recommend that the Government a) accelerate its plans to extend the reporting requirement...
Recommendation
We further recommend that the Government a) accelerate its plans to extend the reporting requirement to public bodies, b) enhance the transparency and accessibility of modern slavery statements, and c) develop options for civil penalties for non-compliance. We ask the …
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Government Response Summary
The government states that BEIS has worked with the Home Office to support the development and strengthening of modern slavery statement provisions, but provides no specific commitment or plan for the committee's recommendations.
Department for Business and Trade
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Para 67
We are disappointed that Magnitsky sanctions have not yet been imposed on Chinese officials implicated...
Conclusion
We are disappointed that Magnitsky sanctions have not yet been imposed on Chinese officials implicated in human rights abuses in Xinjiang. Given that the US Government has imposed such targeted sanctions, we do not accept the argument that the UK …
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Government Response Summary
The government's response discusses the development and enforcement of modern slavery statements, which does not address the committee's disappointment regarding Magnitsky sanctions on Chinese officials.
Department for Business and Trade
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