| Heading: |
Foreign Companies: Mining |
| Question ID: |
1810071 |
| UIN: |
HL8169 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-05 |
| Asking Member ID: |
3829 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Coussins
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Coussins
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support mining companies headquartered or incorporated in the UK in complying with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, in the light of reports of human rights abuses resulti |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-18 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4222 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Collins of Highbury
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| Answering Member handle: |
Lord_Collins
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@Lord_Collins
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| Answer text: |
The UK supports voluntary human rights due diligence by UK businesses across their operations and supply relationships, in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OEC... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |