To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the human rights implications of the forced deportations of Afghans from Pakistan.
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To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend (1) to help to restore essential health services in the conflict zones of Sudan, and (2) to support South Sudan in providing health services for refugees.
To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to address the continuing health crises in Sudan and South Sudan, particularly given the worsening malaria outbreaks in those countries.
To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to implement their duty to punish the crime of genocide in Tigray, as required by Article I of the Genocide Convention, including the prosecution of the crime under section 51 of the Internationa...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to highlight the refoulement of North Korean refugees from North Korea to China.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the seizure of three Sudanese army bases in Darfur by the Rapid Support Forces.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had (1) with, or (2) about, Hikvision regarding the removal of surveillance cameras which comply with China’s National Intelligence Law from (a) sensitive sites, and (b) the UK’s public procuremen...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Procurement Act 2023 obliges police forces to remove Chinese-made surveillance equipment from sensitive sites.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total number of (1) deaths, (2) injuries, and (3) displacement of Sudanese people, since the commencement of hostilities between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether officials have met with Hikvision in the last year to discuss the Procurement Bill; and if so, what was discussed.
To ask His Majesty's Government which surveillance technology companies the Cabinet Office has shared its definition of "sensitive sites" with, as outlined in the Procurement Bill.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of South Korea about the fate of North Korean refugees facing forced repatriation to North Korea from China.
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made at the UN Human Rights Council about countries which fail to honour their obligations under the 1951 Refugee Convention.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take in response to the findings of Professor Fraser Sampson, the former independent biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner, that the police estate in the UK is “shot through” with Chinese...
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the installation of Hikvision cameras being positioned in UK police stations.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the treatment of British businessmen imprisoned in China such as Peter Humphrey, and whether they draw attention to his case and that of Jimmy Lai when encouraging British businesses to tra...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the government of China that they recommit to the Sino-British Joint Declaration, remove sanctions on UK parliamentarians, release the more than a million incarcerated Uyghurs, and ...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) China’s compliance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration, in particular any infringement on the autonomy of Hong Kong, (2) the treatment of the Uyghurs in China and whether this amoun...
To ask His Majesty's Government what new information they have concerning the fate of North Korean refugees facing forced repatriation to North Korea from China.
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they will give the continuing imprisonment of British citizen Jimmy Lai and other democracy advocates in Hong Kong in deciding to resume discussions in the UK–China Joint Economic and Trade Commission.