Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 68528

Business: Supply Chains

Tabled: 16 July 2025

Answered: 22 July 2025

Question

Alex Ballinger

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that companies are legally obliged to prevent (a) human rights abuses and (b) environmental harms in their supply chains.

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander

The UK has a range of measures in place to promote RBC across the economy. In the Trade Strategy, the Government also launched a review into the UK's approach to responsible business conduct, focused on tackling human rights and labour abuses, modern slav...

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