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Clothing: Manufacturing Industries

Commons · Question 73515 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 2 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with online retailers on the (a) environmental and (b) ethical implications of fast fashion (i) production and (ii) pricing models.

Answer

Answered by Gareth Thomas, 2 Sep 2025

The Department engages regularly with retailers on a broad range of matters relating to the fashion industry, including its environmental and ethical implications. The UK supports voluntary due diligence approaches taken by UK businesses to respect human ...