Great British Energy: Clean Energy
Commons · Question 3179 · Tabled 20 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether Great British Energy is making purchases of clean energy products that (a) have and (b) are suspected of containing elements made using (i) slave and (ii) forced labour; and if he wil
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 1 Jun 2026
UK Government is committed to rooting out human rights abuses and forced labour practices from its supply chains. There is no place for forced labour or unethical practices in the UK’s energy transition and GBE is expected to be a leading example of adher...