Forced Labour: Uyghurs
Commons · Question 115517 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Luke Akehurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the United States’ Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; and whether he plans to introduce similar legislation.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 3 Mar 2026
The Government is committed to tackling forced labour in UK and global supply chains and ensuring that UK businesses are not complicit in human rights abuses. Import bans are one of a range of tools that could be used to tackle forced labour in global sup...