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Solar Power: Contracts

Commons · Question 90301 · Tabled 12 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 21 Nov 2025

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Asked by Wera Hobhouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that participants in the Contracts for Difference auction process do not source solar panels or components linked to forced labour in the Uyghur

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 21 Nov 2025

The Government is committed to tackling forced labour in solar supply chains, including in Xinjiang. The Government is strengthening due diligence requirements through the implementation of the Procurement Act 2023 and by reviewing Section 54 of the Moder...