Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 70374
Clothing: Manufacturing Industries
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 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 creating a fashion watchdog to help tackle exploitation in the supply chains of clothing manufacturers.
Answer
Gareth ThomasThe UK is one of the leading countries confronting the scourge of modern-day slavery, including forced labour. We engage through bilateral and multilateral fora to find ways to tackle forced labour in global supply chains and ensure workers benefit from h...
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