Question reference: S6W-21846
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 28 September 2023
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Current status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 20 October 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it maintains a central list of any businesses and other organisations that are prohibited from engaging with Scottish public bodies due to human rights concerns, such as the use of forced labour.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not maintain such a list.
Our 2018 guidance on human rights due diligence sets out recommendations on how we, our executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) should undertake appropriate due diligence on companies, including their human rights record, before entering into an investment relationship with them.