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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-01-27more like thismore than 2016-01-27
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 Overseas Companies: Human Rights more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if the Government will bring forward proposals to enable the prosecution of UK businesses through the UK courts for breaches of human rights abroad when the UK's National Action Plan to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights is next updated. more like this
tabling member constituency Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock more like this
tabling member printed
Corri Wilson more like this
uin 903387 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-02-02more like thismore than 2016-02-02
answer text <p>Victims of overseas human rights abuses by UK businesses can already seek redress through UK courts. We have one of the few jurisdictions in the world where this can happen. I am proud it was a Conservative government that introduced the Modern Slavery Act, which requires companies to report on steps they have taken to ensure that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in its supply chains.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Broxtowe more like this
answering member printed Anna Soubry more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-02T17:43:00.527Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-02T17:43:00.527Z
answering member
3938
label Biography information for Anna Soubry more like this
tabling member
4448
label Biography information for Corri Wilson more like this