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<p>The Government supports the Protocol to the 2014 Forced Labour Convention and intends
to ratify it. A Written Ministerial Statement indicating the Government’s intention
to ratify the Protocol was laid before Parliament on 7 January 2015. The Protocol
was subsequently laid before Parliament on 6 February and must remain for 21 sitting
days to allow scrutiny by both Houses.</p><p>On 24 March, at the end of the 21 sitting
days, if neither House has indicated an objection to ratification of the Protocol,
the next stage of the process may begin. There will not be sufficient time to complete
this process prior to the dissolution of Parliament. However there is no deadline
for ratifying the Protocol.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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