Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 77486

Solar Power

Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Mark Pritchard

ConservativeThe Wrekin

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any solar infrastructure built with the support of GB Energy will use solar panels built in regions where supply chains have evidence of (a) modern slavery and (b) other exploitation.

Answer

Michael Shanks
Great British Energy will lead the way in ethical supply chains, and there is no place for forced labour or unethical practices in the UK's energy transition. The Procurement Act 2023 enables public bodies to reject bids and terminate contracts with suppl...

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