Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made an estimate of the cost of preparing a list of companies covered by section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

For the time being, we have concluded that demand for a list can be better met by the private sector which holds more comprehensive and easily accessible data. Two independent registries have been set up to monitor companies’ progress in publishing high quality statements. We will continue to work with businesses to ensure that all large companies report properly and take effective action to force these crimes out of their supply chains.