Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 12595

Solar Power: Forced Labour

Tabled: 4 November 2024
Answered: 11 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Alicia Kearns

ConservativeRutland and Stamford

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Solar Taskforce plans to take steps to (a) assess the prevalence of and (b) tackle the use of Uyghur forced labour in solar supply chains.

Answer

Michael Shanks
No company operating in the UK should have forced labour in its supply chain. We are working with colleagues across Government to tackle the issue of Uyghur forced labour in supply chains. The Solar Taskforce is focussed on identifying and taking forward ...

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