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Solar Power: Supply Chains

Commons · Question 22099 · Tabled 6 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 9 Jan 2025

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Asked by Alicia Kearns

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish a plan to help tackle the use of Uyghur slave labour in solar supply chains.

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Answered by Michael Shanks, 9 Jan 2025

The Government opposes all forms of slave labour. The Government is clear UK businesses should monitor their supply chains and do everything in their power to remove any instances of forced labour they may find.Through the reconvened Solar Taskforce, the ...