Tea: Procurement
Commons · Question 58865 · Tabled 10 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Rhodes
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to help tackle (a) exploitative and (b) environmentally unsustainable purchasing practices in the tea sector.
Answer
Answered by Douglas Alexander, 17 Jun 2025
The UK has a range of measures in place to promote responsible business conduct across the economy. The Government also supports voluntary due diligence approaches taken by UK businesses to identify and prevent human rights abuses and environmental harms ...