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Trade Agreements: Gulf Cooperation Council

Commons · Question 13885 · Tabled 12 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 20 Nov 2024

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Asked by Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12540 on Trade Agreements: Gulf Cooperation Council, whether his Department has made an assessment of the extent to which the supply chains of Gul

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Answered by Douglas Alexander, 20 Nov 2024

The UK remains committed to eradicating forced labour in global supply chains, in line with Sustainable Development Goal 8.7, and commitments made through the G7. No company should have forced labour in its supply chains. Trade deals like the UK-GCC FTA w...