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Solar Power: Forced Labour

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many solar arrays in GB Energy inventory were made in part or in whole using forced labour.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
17 Dec 2025
Target answer date
5 Jan 2026
Answer
9 Jan 2026 · 23 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many solar arrays in GB Energy inventory were made in part or in whole using forced labour.

  2. 5 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Great British Energy will lead the way in ethical supply chains by engaging with stakeholders to raise standards, explore alternatives to diversify high-risk supply chains, and work internationally to align with leading global partners. As a publicly owne...

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Great British Energy: Clean Energy

20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether Great British Energy is making purchases of clean energy products that (a) have and (b) are suspected of containing elements made using (i) slave and (ii) forced labour; and if he wil