Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs written question – answered at on 22 November 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress the Government has made on ensuring that the UN Protect, Respect and Remedy Framework for Business and Human Rights is implemented by (a) central Government Departments and (b) UK companies; and if he will make a statement.
The Government expect UK businesses to operate at all times in a way respectful of human rights whether in Britain or overseas. Following the UN Human Rights Council’s June 2011 endorsement of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, in which the UK played an important role, the Government are fully committed to implementing those principles as part of a wider strategy on business and human rights.
A cross-Whitehall steering group has been formed to co-ordinate input from across relevant Government Departments into the strategy’s formulation. We also plan to seek inputs to this process from the business world and non-governmental individuals and organisations.
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