Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 6252

Forced Labour

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 10 October 2024

Question

Sarah Champion

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals equivalent to the (a) US Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act, (b) EU Corporate sustainability due diligen

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander

The Government is committed to working with international partners and businesses to ensure global supply chains are free from environmental harms, and human and labour rights abuses. No UK company should have these in their supply chains. The Government ...

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