Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 15 of the Government’s Civil Society Strategy, what steps her Department has taken towards establishing a Responsible Business Leadership Group.

The Department, together with BEIS, has consulted with key stakeholders from business and civil society as a first phase of establishing the Responsible Business Leadership Group. We have also held early conversations with potential candidates for chairs, and are considering membership composition. We are also carefully considering the relationship of the group to other business councils, to ensure that the group is complementary to these. We are also conducting research as input to the group on what specific questions it should seek to answer; and have initiated research into potential engagement with academic institutions. The Secretary of State will be making an announcement on the chairs once they are confirmed.