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Question for Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UIN 19830, tabled on 14 December 2015

Question

Valerie Vaz
Labour
Walsall South
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects to report on his review of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights.

Answer

Mr David Lidington
Conservative
Aylesbury
Commons

Answered on

17 December 2015

We aim to produce a revised version of the UK National Action Plan (NAP) for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles (UNGPs) on Business and Human Rights early in 2016, meeting the previous Coalition Government’s commitment to do so. The NAP that will be laid before Parliament will reflect the broad range of activity related to business and human rights already taking place across government, including on tackling modern slavery. The review process has involved wide consultation across government as well as with businesses and civil society organisations.

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