| Heading: |
Solar Power: Forced Labour |
| Question ID: |
1786258 |
| UIN: |
39412 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-19 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4108 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sir Gavin Williamson
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| Asking Member handle: |
GWilliamsonMP
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@GWilliamsonMP
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the alleged use of slave labour within the supply chains for solar panels. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-28 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4998 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Michael Shanks
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| Answering Member handle: |
mgshanks
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@mgshanks
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| Answer text: |
The Government is determined to eradicate forced labour in global supply chains, including in the manufacture of solar panels. Legislation and guidance are already in place to help businesses take action against modern slavery. However, we are working acr... |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |