Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 100584
Slavery
Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 24 December 2025
Question
Mr Paul Kohler
Liberal Democrat — Wimbledon
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that companies operating in the UK are carrying out robust due diligence to identify and prevent modern slavery practices within their operations and suppl
Answer
Chris BryantThe UK’s current approach to tackling forced labour in global supply chains is focused on driving transparency. Section 54 of the UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires businesses with a turnover of £36m or more to publish modern slavery statements. The Go...
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