United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 26823
Companies: Environment Protection and Human Rights
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28 June 2022
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4 July 2022 · Answer
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Environment
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4 July 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require companies to conduct (a) human rights and (b) environmental due diligenc
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28 June 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require companies to conduct (a) human rights and (b) environmental due diligenc
Source: Commons
4 July 2022
Answer
The Government supports and encourages the current voluntary approach to due diligence by UK businesses as set out in international frameworks such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterpri...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-06-28/26823
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1484401
- uk · wq-1484401 · source updated 4 July 2022