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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-01-18more like thismore than 2016-01-18
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Business: Supply Chains more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent report by the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute of the University of Sheffield which claims that supply chain audits fail to detect labour and environmental abuses. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
uin HL5139 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction true remove filter
date of answer less than 2016-02-08more like thismore than 2016-02-08
answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government has made no assessment of this report. There is no requirement for any UK business to audit its supply chain or what such an audit should include – this is a matter for individual businesses. UK businesses are, however, required to comply with all applicable laws, including those relating to labour and environmental matters. In addition, company law requires eligible businesses to report on social, environmental and human rights matters where this is necessary for an understanding of their business.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has made no assessment of this report. UK businesses are required to comply with all applicable laws, including those relating to labour and environmental matters in the supply chain. In addition, company law requires eligible businesses to report on social, environmental and human rights matters where this is necessary for an understanding of their business.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-08T15:38:51.557Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-08T15:38:51.557Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2016-03-16T16:46:44.593Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-16T16:46:44.593Z
answering member
4284
label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
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answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
answering member
4284
label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this