AQW 34613/22-27

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 04/11/2025
Answered On Date: 21/11/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any steps being taken to ensure that the work of the Northern Ireland Bureau in China aligns with the Executive’s human rights obligations, including in relation to reports of religious and ethnic persecution.

Answer:

The role of the Bureau in China is to promote our region as a place where people want to live and work, to visit, to study and invest, and to build the relationships that can help us deliver the Executive’s objectives. The Northern Ireland Bureau China noted the concerns regarding human rights violations raised at The Executive Committee in May 2025 with the UK Embassy in China officials with responsibility for human rights policy and advocacy.