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Forced Labour

Commons · Question 6252 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 10 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Sarah Champion

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals equivalent to the (a) US Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act, (b) EU Corporate sustainability due diligen

Answer

Answered by Douglas Alexander, 10 Oct 2024

The Government is committed to working with international partners and businesses to ensure global supply chains are free from environmental harms, and human and labour rights abuses. No UK company should have these in their supply chains. The Government ...