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Business: Regulation

Commons · Question 78064 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Sammy Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to make (a) human rights and (b) environmental due diligence mandatory for businesses.

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 20 Oct 2025

The UK has a range of measures in place to promote responsible business conduct. In the Trade Strategy, the Government launched a review into the UK’s approach to responsible business conduct, focused on tackling human rights and labour abuses and environ...