Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 103389

Papua: Overseas Companies

Tabled: 6 January 2026

Answered: 14 January 2026

Question

Alex Sobel

Labour (Co-op) — Leeds Central and Headingley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that UK companies operating in West Papua respect the rights of Indigenous peoples and prevent adverse environmental or hum

Answer

Seema Malhotra

The UK Government takes seriously any concerns about environmental and human rights impacts linked to British businesses operating abroad. We regularly engage with both the Government of Indonesia and UK companies to promote responsible business conduct a...

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