Telecommunications Legislation: Human Rights Debate
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Lord Truscott
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Telecommunications Legislation: Human Rights
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The Deputy Speaker (Lord McNicol of West Kilbride) (Lab)
I gently remind noble Lords to keep their questions and contributions brief so that we can get as many in as possible.
Lord Truscott (Ind Lab) [V]
My Lords, human rights should be integrated in all UK trade policy, not just telecoms. What work are Her Majesty’s Government doing on this?
Baroness Barran
The noble Lord is right. They absolutely should be in all trade policy. Announcements were made yesterday by my right honourable friend the Home Secretary. We are also doing a great deal of work on the modern slavery legislation. A consultation is out at the moment about modern slavery and the supply chain, and the Home Office will report on that later this summer.