Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 78065
Business: Regulation
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Sammy Wilson
Democratic Unionist Party — East Antrim
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all companies are legally obliged to prevent (a) human rights abuses and (b) environmental harms in their supply chains.
Answer
Chris BryantThe UK has a range of measures in place to promote responsible business conduct. 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 abuses and environ...
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