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date	05/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Business: Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking in (a) the UK and (b) overseas to tackle (a) working conditions and (b) exploitation in the food supply chain.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	273755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 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 UK operations and global supply chains. The requirement applies to all sectors, including agriculture. The Government is committed to doing more and will shortly be launching a consultation to strengthen the transparency in supply chains legislation, making it harder for companies to avoid scrutiny.</p><p>The Home Office regularly engages with businesses across a range of sectors 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 15/07/2019 11:09:26 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

992842

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Business: Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to publish the names of those businesses with a turnover of more than £36 million who do not comply with Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in (a) 2018 and (b) 2019; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Dame Louise Ellman
uin	182125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office plans to carry out an audit of organisations’ Modern Slavery Statements after 31 March 2019 and intends to publish a list of non-compliant organisations after this date.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/10/2018 15:54:32 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

428472

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Business: Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 8.1 of Transparency in Supply Chains etc: A practical guide, published by her Department on 29 October 2015, if she will provide a central database of slavery and human trafficking statements published by each organisation.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	16507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>We are aware of a number of different proposals to create a central depository or database outside of government. Our priority is to ensure that the best possible platform is established.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 20/11/2015 14:49:36 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell