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Overseas Trade: China

Commons · Question 50719 · Tabled 7 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 15 May 2025

Question

Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK businesses trading with China are not complicit in the use of forced labour.

Answer

Answered by Douglas Alexander, 15 May 2025

No company in the UK should have forced labour in its supply chains. The UK recognises the importance of ensuring UK businesses are not complicit in forced labour, in line with the UN Guiding Principle on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines ...