Ms Sorcha Tunney:

We would love to assume businesses do not want to abuse human rights. They need to engage on that.

On the issue of how far can this go, it cannot be watered down. What is in there needs to be retained. Maybe some important elements, which would be quite detailed to get into, should be redesigned but the first thing is it needs to not be watered down and we need to engage in that process of it not being watered down. The risks are everywhere. Business is engaging, or at least the businesses I work with are engaging in this. They have vast numbers of suppliers. It is a complex operation so it is important that as far as possible we define the terms and the span and scope with clarity so it is implementable and has a real impact on the people who are affected deep down, ten layers down or tier 10 as it is called, in these supply chains. That is the objective but I would start with do not water down the proposals.