Correspondence
Email sent to the department's press office.
The email said: "We submitted an enquiry to the Department for Education in late August, and were informed that our questions had been referred to FCDO, DBT and DEFRA. However, we've not received any response and the deadline expired yesterday.
Please see the enquiry copied below, taking note that our findings further show white fish from Birds Eye and Young's Seafood is also served to patients in the UK healthcare sector.
With reference to the information in the 29/08/23 email to the Department for Education copied below, I'll summarise our questions to the UK government here:
- Has fish sourced from Yantai Sanko, Yantai Longwin or Qingdao Tianyuan been served to students or staff at any UK government educational facilities since 2019?
- Can the UK government confirm it is confident that no Uyghur forced labor exists in any of the seafood served to students or staff at UK government educational facilities?
- Has fish sourced from Yantai Sanko, Yantai Longwin or Qingdao Tianyuan been served to patients or staff at any UK government healthcare facilities since 2019?
- Can the UK government confirm it is confident that no Uyghur forced labor exists in any of the seafood served to patients or staff at UK government healthcare facilities?
Please can you let me know whether we can expect a response to our enquiries by close of business today, September 8, 2023, or whether an extension is needed."