§ Baroness Strangeasked Her Majesty's Government:
What assurances have been given by the Colombian authorities that coal being imported into the UK from Colombia does not come from mines which are exploiting child labour.
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey)The government owned Colombian coal company, Carbocol, has assured the British Government that no coal exported to the UK is produced using child labour.