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Tea: Imports

Asked by Neil Duncan-JordanLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 81134

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of (a) human rights issues (b) the provision of fair wages and (c) the impact of climate change of the tea trade.

Answered by Chris Bryant

In the Trade Strategy, the Government launched a review into the UK’s approach to responsible business conduct, focused on tackling human rights and labour abuses, modern slavery, and environmental harms in global supply chains. The review will cover all sectors of the economy, including the tea trade.

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