Written Question·Home Office·UIN 1458

Forced Labour

Tabled: 24 July 2024

Answered: 1 August 2024

Question

Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Conservative — Chingford and Woodford Green

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues on whether products that have been made (a) entirely and (b) partially with forced labour should be sold in the UK.

Answer

Jess Phillips

The Home Office does not provide guidance on whether specific products have been made entirely or partially with forced labour.The Government encourages businesses to monitor their supply chains with rigour, to uncover and remedy any instances of modern s...

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