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10th Report – US Economic Prosperity Deal

Business and Trade Committee HC 1306 Published 14 September 2025

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

26 items (20 recs)

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Government Response

AI assessment · 26 of 26 classified

Accepted 17

Acknowledged 6

Deferred 1

Not Addressed 2

Recommendations

1 result

23 Deferred

Introduce mandatory human rights due diligence legislation and consider forced labour import bans.

Recommendation

In line with the previous recommendations of this Committee, the Government should align with other countries to introduce mandatory human rights due diligence legislation, and consider new levers such as import bans on products from regions where forced labour prevails, … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government states it has launched a review into the UK’s approach to responsible business conduct, actively examining existing measures and considering new tools like mandatory human rights due diligence and import controls to combat forced labour in supply chains.

Department for Business and Trade

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