Business: Regulation
(asked on 1st September 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if she will take steps to ensure the Responsible Business Conduct Review takes into account Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence.
Answered by
Blair McDougall
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 9th September 2026
The Responsible Business Conduct review was an evidence-based appraisal of the UK’s current policy approach to responsible business conduct, its impact and options to strengthen it further, including mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence.
The Government is considering the findings and will set out its position in due course.