Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 63201

Supply Chains: Environment Protection and Human Rights

Tabled: 26 June 2025

Answered: 4 July 2025

Question

Dr Ellie Chowns

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure a joined-up approach to tackling harms to the (a) environment and (b) human rights in UK supply chains.

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander

In the Trade Strategy, the Government committed to promoting a coordinated approach to responsible business conduct. The Government’s review into responsible business conduct, focused on tackling human rights and labour abuses, modern slavery, and environ...

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