Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the defence supply chain is free from forced labour.
The Defence and Security Industrial Strategy and Defence Command Paper Refresh outlines our ambition to build an increasingly diverse and innovative supply-chain. For all new procurements with a high risk of modern slavery or forced labour occurring, bidders and those within their supply chains must submit self-declarations confirming that they are compliant with anti-slavery legislation.