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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings representatives from Shein have had with her Department since the 4 July 2024; on what dates these meetings took place; and what was discussed.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings representatives from Shein have had with her Department since the 4 July 2024; on what dates these meetings took place; and what was discussed.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral evidence of 7 January 2025 given by Shein to the Business and Trade Select Committee, HC 370, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the compliance by Shein with slave labour legislation.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral evidence of 7 January 2025 given by Shein to the Business and Trade Select Committee, HC 370, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the compliance by Shein with slave labour legislation.
The Government is committed to tackling modern slavery, ensuring that victims are provided with the support they need to begin rebuilding their lives and that those responsible are prosecuted. All businesses should monitor their supply chains with rigour to uncover, report where appropriate, and remedy any instances of modern slavery they may find in their operations and supply chains.
Under Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, commercial businesses who operate in the UK and have a turnover of £36m or more must report annually on the steps they have taken to prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains by publishing an annual modern slavery statement. Businesses must ensure their statement has been approved by the Board, signed by a director and is available via the homepage of their website. They should publish the statement within 6 months of their financial year end.
While Section 54 was primarily designed to increase transparency, allowing scrutiny by consumers, investors, and civil society, the Government is considering how it can strengthen the Section 54 regime, including penalties for non-compliance.
The Home Office is currently working with a wide group of stakeholders from business, academia, and civil society to update the Section 54 Modern Slavery Act statutory guidance. This will further support businesses to produce high quality statements, which are underpinned by effective measures to prevent and effectively respond to instances of modern slavery in supply chains.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she or Ministers in her Department have met representatives of Shein in the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she or Ministers in her Department have met representatives of Shein in the last three years.
The Department for Business and Trade publishes details of Ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel, and meetings on the transparency pages of gov.uk as part of the Government's transparency agenda.
To ask His Majesty's Government, following reporting that Shein is considering listing on the London Stock Exchange, what steps they are taking to ensure that such listings do not violate the UK’s commitments to uphold the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and International Labour Organization Conventions.
To ask His Majesty's Government, following reporting that Shein is considering listing on the London Stock Exchange, what steps they are taking to ensure that such listings do not violate the UK’s commitments to uphold the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and International Labour Organization Conventions.
The Government does not comment on individual companies. Furthermore, a decision to apply for a listing is for an individual firm to make. It is then for the independent regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, to decide whether a firm meets the requirements of the UK listings rules.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what VAT receipts have been received for items sold to UK customers by the Chinese fashion firm Shein (a) since 1 January 2021 and (b) between 1 January 2021 and 5 September 2021.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what VAT receipts have been received for items sold to UK customers by the Chinese fashion firm Shein (a) since 1 January 2021 and (b) between 1 January 2021 and 5 September 2021.
HMRC cannot comment on identifiable taxpayers.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC have conducted investigations into the payment of (a) VAT, (b) corporation tax and (c) any other UK taxes by the Chinese fashion firm, Shein.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC have conducted investigations into the payment of (a) VAT, (b) corporation tax and (c) any other UK taxes by the Chinese fashion firm, Shein.
HMRC cannot comment on identifiable taxpayers.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they require foreign direct-to-consumer businesses selling products in the UK to publish a modern slavery statement; if so, whether they have asked Shein to publish such a statement; and what assessment they have made of whether Shein uses cotton sourced from Xinjiang.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they require foreign direct-to-consumer businesses selling products in the UK to publish a modern slavery statement; if so, whether they have asked Shein to publish such a statement; and what assessment they have made of whether Shein uses cotton sourced from Xinjiang.
Under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, businesses with a turnover of £36 million or more which carry on a business (or part of a business) in the UK, wherever incorporated or formed, are required to publish annual modern slavery statements setting out steps taken to prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. The prevalence of modern slavery and complexity of global supply chains means that it is highly unlikely that any sector or company is immune from the risks of modern slavery. Section 54 therefore does not require organisations to certify that their supply chains are ‘slavery free’ or that the Government verifies the content of modern slavery statements. The Government encourages companies to use their statements to report transparently on how they are identifying and addressing their modern slavery risks and demonstrate progress year on year.
The Government modern slavery statement registry has been developed to make modern slavery statements available in one place and make it easier for investors, consumers and civil society to scrutinise the action being taken by different organisations and monitor progress. Since launching on 11 March 2021, c.4,000 statements covering over 13,500 organisations have been submitted to the registry on a voluntary basis. In future, it will be mandatory for in scope organisations to submit their statement to the registry, as part of plans to strengthen section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act.
Following the Transparency in Supply Chains consultation, in September 2020 the Government announced an ambitious package of measures to strengthen section 54, including mandating the specific reporting topics statements must cover and extending the duty to report to large public bodies. Further to this, in January 2021, the Foreign Secretary announced a package of cross-Government policy measures seeking to ensure that UK private and public bodies are not complicit in, nor profiting from, the human rights violations in Xinjiang. This includes introducing financial penalties for non-compliance with section 54 requirements as well as strengthening the Overseas Business Risk guidance, conducting a review of export controls and increasing support for UK government bodies to exclude suppliers complicit in violations or abuses.