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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to reports that HSBC invested in Xinjiang Tianye Ltd, a subsidiary of an entity sanctioned by the government of the United States of America for its involvement in crimes against Uyghurs in Xinjiang, what steps they are taking to extend section 54 (Transparency in supply chains etc.) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 so that it better governs the activities of financial services institutions.  HL5213

Question HL5213: tabled on 10 January 2022 and due for answer by 24 January 2022

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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to reports that HSBC invested in Xinjiang Tianye Ltd, a subsidiary of an entity sanctioned by the government of the United States of America for its involvement in crimes against Uyghurs in Xinjiang, what steps they are taking to extend section 54 (Transparency in supply chains etc.) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 so that it better governs the activities of financial services institutions.  HL5213
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