Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 69249
Business: Environment Protection and Human Rights
Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Question
Yasmin Qureshi
Labour — Bolton South and Walkden
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a Business Human Rights and Environment Bill.
Answer
Mr Douglas AlexanderThe UK has a range of measures in place to promote responsible business conduct across the economy. 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...
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