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1129613

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	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many labour market enforcement undertakings have been served since their introduction.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	260093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>28 labour market enforcement undertakings have been served on businesses by the three main labour market enforcement bodies: the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate, the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs – National Minimum Wage Team, since the provision was introduced through the Immigration Act 2016, in November 2016.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 10/06/2019 12:05:28 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1129738

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Tuna
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that tuna companies operating in the UK have conducted due diligence on modern slavery in their supply chain.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	259856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Under Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, large businesses with a turnover of £36m or more are required to publish annual modern slavery statements detailing the steps they are taking to prevent modern slavery in their organisation and supply chains. The requirement applies to all sectors, including fishing. The Government expects businesses to report transparently about the modern slavery risks they have identified and what actions they have taken in response.</p><p>The Home Office regularly engages with businesses across a range of sectors, including fishing, to accelerate progress in tackling modern slavery in global supply chains.</p><p>The Gangmasters Labour and Abuse Authority (GLAA) licenses UK businesses which provide workers to the farming, food processing and shellfish gathering sectors to make sure they meet the employment standards required by law; and carries out inspections and enforcement activity. The GLAA also partner with businesses such as Sainsbury’s to deliver training sessions to their suppliers, equipping them to better identify and manage risks in their supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 10/06/2019 15:18:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham