Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 90301

Solar Power: Contracts

Tabled: 12 November 2025

Answered: 21 November 2025

Question

Wera Hobhouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that participants in the Contracts for Difference auction process do not source solar panels or components linked to forced labour in the Uyghur

Answer

Michael Shanks

The Government is committed to tackling forced labour in solar supply chains, including in Xinjiang. The Government is strengthening due diligence requirements through the implementation of the Procurement Act 2023 and by reviewing Section 54 of the Moder...

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