Question follow-through · 39412
Solar Power: Forced Labour
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the alleged use of slave labour within the supply chains for solar panels.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 19 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 28 Mar 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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- Solar Power: Decommissioning · 4 Jun 2025
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Recorded timeline
19 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the alleged use of slave labour within the supply chains for solar panels.
24 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Government is determined to eradicate forced labour in global supply chains, including in the manufacture of solar panels. Legislation and guidance are already in place to help businesses take action against modern slavery. However, we are working acr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Solar Power: Decommissioning
4 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to require solar farm developers to utilise bonds in order to cover the costs of decommissioning.