Business: Human Rights

Department for Business and Trade written question – answered at on 13 August 2024.

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To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to convene a cross-department unit on business and human rights.

Photo of Baroness Jones of Whitchurch Baroness Jones of Whitchurch Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology), Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade), Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Government does not currently have plans to convene a cross-departmental unit on business and human rights. The Department for Business and Trade works closely with teams in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the Home Office and other departments to prevent and address corporate human rights abuses, including through the Modern Slavery Act, supporting the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises, and through operating the UK National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct.

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