Question follow-through · 93420
Slavery: Car Washes
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Centre for Social Justice's report entitled At what cost? Exploring the impact of forced labour in the UK, published in October 2024, whether his Department is taking steps to ens
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 21 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 25 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 1 Dec 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Centre for Social Justice's report entitled At what cost? Exploring the impact of forced labour in the UK, published in October 2024, whether his Department is taking steps to ens
25 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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1 Dec 2025
Answer published
The government is creating the Fair Work Agency, which will enhance the enforcement of employment rights across sectors, including hand car washes. As announced in the Budget, the Agency will establish a dedicated 'hidden economy' team which will target s...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Imports: Forced Labour
7 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that importers ensure that their goods are free from forced labour.
Energy Intensive Industries: Compensation
9 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will list the companies that will receive 90 per cent discounted network charging costs under the proposed Network Charging Compensation scheme from 1 April 2026.
Manufacturing Industries: Renewable Energy
12 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the Corporate Power Purchase Agreements system as it applies to automotive manufacturing.
Arms Trade: Indonesia
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his arms licensing policy in relation to Indonesia on the human rights situation in West Papua.
Business: Regulation
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking through the Responsible Business Conduct Review to tackle income and wage differences, including changes to purchasing practices.
Business: Regulation
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timetable is for the conclusion of his assessment into the potential merits of introducing Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence legislation; and whether he has made an assessme
Business: Conduct
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that UK expectations on responsible business conduct address the role of purchasing practices, including price, contract length and flexibility, in low pay
Fair Work Agency
7 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Fair Work Agency's fair work assembly includes representation from organisations working with marginalised workers such as young women.
Fair Work Agency
7 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for the membership and terms of reference for the Fair Work Agency's fair work assembly.
Fair Work Agency
7 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his department is taking to ensure the Fair Work Agency hears the voices of marginalised workers, including young women, in its decision making and advisory processes.
Fair Work Agency
7 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Fair Work Agency is taking to ensure its first enforcement strategy addresses the specific barriers faced by marginalised workers, including young women, in accessing their employment ri