Written question asked by Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 7 July 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 July 2010. It was answered by Alan Duncan (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 July 2010 on behalf of the Department for International Development.
Overseas Trade: Ethics
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will encourage British businesses to sign up to the Ethical Trading Initiative and UN Global Compact.
- Answer
-
The Department for International Development (DFID) strongly supports the Ethical Trading Initiative and the United Nations Global Compact. DFID will continue to encourage British businesses to sign up to these initiatives, which challenge poor labour standards around the world, drive practical measures to improve them, and support broader corporate responsibility.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 7809; 513 c894W
- Session
- 2010-12
- Related items
- Subjects
- Ethics Overseas trade Ethical Trading Initiative UN Global Compact
- Link
- View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk
Librarians' tools
- Timestamp
- 2022-03-31 14:05:23 +0100
- URI
- http://data.parliament.uk/pimsdata/Hansard/PARLIAMENTARY_QUESTION_1530633
- In Indexing
- http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://data.parliament.uk/pimsdata/Hansard/PARLIAMENTARY_QUESTION_1530633
- In Solr
- https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://data.parliament.uk/pimsdata/Hansard/PARLIAMENTARY_QUESTION_1530633