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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2022-02-22more like thismore than 2022-02-22
answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept id 208 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
hansard heading Multinational 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 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure good human rights practice within multinational companies. more like this
tabling member constituency Huddersfield more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Barry Sheerman more like this
uin 127288 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2022-03-02more like thismore than 2022-03-02
answer text <p>The Government is clear that it expects all UK businesses to respect human rights throughout their operations, in line with the UN Guiding Principles. <del class="ministerial">In response to the Guidelines, the</del> <ins class="ministerial">The</ins> UK was the first State to produce a National Action Plan and we continue to develop our approach in line with Modern Slavery Act 2015. <del class="ministerial">Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act places a requirement on businesses with a turnover of £36 million or more, to publish an annual modern slavery statement setting out the steps they have taken to prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. To further bolster our commitment to tackle modern slavery, in</del> <ins class="ministerial">In</ins> January 2021, the UK Government announced that financial penalties will be introduced for organisations who fail to meet their statutory obligations to publish annual modern slavery statements. We have also enhanced Companies Act reporting (2013, 2016).</p><p>The UK is signatory to the 1976 OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multi-National Enterprises, which adopted the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (the Guidelines). The Guidelines are a set of voluntary principles and standards for businesses to encourage responsible business practices, including human rights, labour standards and environment. The UK operates a National Contact Point (UK NCP) to promote the Guidelines and to run a non-judicial grievance mechanism to assess alleged non-compliance with the Guidelines. It also offers a platform for mediation and conciliation. The complaints mechanism can include the examination of instances where abuses of human rights may have occurred. The UK NCP also represents the UK at the OECD Working Party on Responsible Businesses Conduct.</p>
answering member constituency Chelmsford more like this
answering member printed Vicky Ford more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-03-02T13:57:58.227Zmore like thismore than 2022-03-02T13:57:58.227Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2022-03-03T10:01:17.217Zmore like thismore than 2022-03-03T10:01:17.217Z
answering member
4674
label Biography information for Vicky Ford more like this
previous answer version
54547
answering member constituency Chelmsford more like this
answering member printed Vicky Ford more like this
answering member
4674
label Biography information for Vicky Ford more like this
tabling member
411
label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman more like this
1423213
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2022-02-18more like thismore than 2022-02-18
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Drugs: Impact Assessments 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 the Home Department, whether the Government’s drug strategy, From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives, published December 2021, was subject to an equality impact assessment. more like this
tabling member constituency Liverpool, Walton more like this
tabling member printed
Dan Carden more like this
uin 125445 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2022-02-24more like thismore than 2022-02-24
answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The UK Government’s drugs strategy, From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives, sets out commitments across six departments: the Department of Health and Social Care, Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Department of Work and Pensions, Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Department for Education. These departments are and will continue to be responsible for considering the Public Sector Equality Duty for each of their policies and developing and maintaining full equality impact assessments for them.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">As the cross-government unit responsible for driving, coordinating and overseeing delivery of the strategy, the Joint Combating Drugs Unit prepared an equality statement that considers the overarching impact of the strategy on groups with protected characteristics.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK Government’s drugs strategy, From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives, sets out commitments across six departments: the Department of Health and Social Care, Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Department of Work and Pensions, Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Department for Education. These departments are and will continue to be responsible for considering the Public Sector Equality Duty for each of their policies and developing and maintaining full equality impact assessments for them.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">As the cross-government unit responsible for driving, coordinating and overseeing delivery of the strategy, the Joint Combating Drugs Unit prepared an overarching statement of the collective impact of the strategy on groups with protected characteristics.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency North West Hampshire more like this
answering member printed Kit Malthouse more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-02-24T11:39:55.147Zmore like thismore than 2022-02-24T11:39:55.147Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2022-02-24T16:09:54.583Zmore like thismore than 2022-02-24T16:09:54.583Z
answering member
4495
label Biography information for Kit Malthouse more like this
previous answer version
52712
answering member constituency North West Hampshire more like this
answering member printed Kit Malthouse more like this
answering member
4495
label Biography information for Kit Malthouse more like this
tabling member
4651
label Biography information for Dan Carden more like this