Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what safeguards are in place to ensure that UK companies investing in the Thai poultry farm industry comply with (a) business and (b) human rights obligations.

UK companies investing overseas are obliged to comply with the laws which apply in the relevant foreign country as enforced by the appropriate jurisdiction. In addition, this Government supports full implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.