Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the Government plans to introduce legislation prohibiting the import into the United Kingdom of goods produced using forced labour, regardless of country of origin.

The Government is committed to tackling forced labour in UK and global supply chains. The UK has a range of measures in place to combat forced labour, including through the Modern Slavery Act, Procurement Act, Great British Energy Act, and NHS (Procurement, Slavery and Human Trafficking) Regulations. The Immigration and Asylum Bill will further strengthen reporting requirements for modern slavery statements, extend obligations to the public sector, and introduce fines for non-compliance.

The Responsible Business Conduct Review launched in the Trade Strategy has now been completed. The Government is considering its findings and will set out its position in due course.