Context
Companies with links to Uyghur forced labour are selling products in the UK. The US has the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act, and EU member states have similar measures.
Question
If she will introduce legislative proposals to ban products from UK markets that are made with or transported using forced labour. Companies with well-documented links to Uyghur slave labour are dumping their goods here in the UK. The US has introduced the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act and the EU has acted similarly. Members of this House and human rights organisations wrote a joint statement calling for import controls on solar panels.
Answer from Alan Mak
British businesses and solar developers should not receive solar panels from companies linked to forced labour. The Procurement Act 2023 and Modern Slavery Act 2015 address the issue. The UK solar road map will outline a clear path for sustainable supply chains, including meeting energy security goals.
Not addressed: Meeting to discuss import controls on solar panels from companies linked to forced labour
How: We Have Already Taken Steps, I Reassure My Hon. Friend
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