Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 103830

Consumer Goods: Forced Labour

Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026

Question

Anneliese Dodds

Labour (Co-op)Oxford East

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that goods produced through forced labour are not purchased within the framework of government contracts.

Answer

Chris Ward
Abhorrent practices such as forced labour and modern slavery have no place in government contracts or in wider society. This Government is determined to stamp this out. The Procurement Act 2023 provides contracting authorities with stronger powers to excl...

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