Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 80358
Agriculture: Supply Chains
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Dr Scott Arthur
Labour — Edinburgh South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he plans to take through the new trade strategy to help ensure that farmers and workers in global supply chains earn a living wage.
Answer
Chris BryantIn 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, modern slavery and environmental harms and addressing such issues.