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date	23/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Department for International Development of 18 April 2018, Official Report, column 307 on Modern Slavery, what the functions of the business hub will be; where the hub will be located; and what the hub's governance structure will be.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	137124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Hub for Business Integrity will work with UK companies engaging with developing countries to enable them to meet international and domestic standards on anti-corruption and human rights. It will bring together advice and support for UK businesses operating overseas from a range of UK government departments. The Hub is currently under development.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/04/2018 16:19:14 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

816706

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's policy paper, Call to Action to End Forced Labour, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, published on 20 September 2017, what progress has been made on tackling the issues covered in that paper.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	121133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>Tackling modern slavery both at home and abroad is a cross-government priority. The UK is pleased that 41 countries have so far endorsed the Call to Action launched by the Prime Minister, the UN Secretary General and world leaders at the UN General Assembly last year, and will continue to push for more country endorsements and ensure that it delivers action on the ground.</p><p>The Prime Minister has committed to double ODA spend on modern slavery to £150 million. Recently the Secretary of State for International Development announced £40 million of this funding, which will help over 500,000 vulnerable men, women and children. We have also been working with high prevalence countries and source countries to the UK to identify how we can support them to tackle modern slavery as well as working to build support within multilateral institutions.</p><p>At home, the government has introduced a comprehensive legal framework through the Modern Slavery Act 2015. It is having a real impact and we are now seeing the first convictions for the new offences within the Act. We have also recently announced proposals to increase support for victims identified in the UK through a reform of the National Referral Mechanism – the system which identifies and supports victims of modern slavery.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/01/2018 14:54:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

755951

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority on steps to tackle modern slavery.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	7478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office leads on the UK Government’s relationship with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) and provide support to the GLAA in executing its police powers to deal with serious cases of labour market abuse, including modern slavery. The Department for International Development (DFID) works in close collaboration with the Home Office, to ensure modern slavery is being tackled both domestically and internationally.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2017 16:59:20 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

755953

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spends on combatting modern slavery each year.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	7135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Development tackles modern slavery directly through programmes that have an estimated combined spend of approximately £45 million. This comprises of:</p><p>- The £10.5 million Work in Freedom programme, which is helping women facing slavery and exploitation. To date over 200,000 women have benefited.</p><p>- The £8 million Women and Girls Protection Fund for Europe and the Mediterranean has been established to protect women and girls migrating from North Africa to Europe at risk of trafficking, forced labour and violence.</p><p>- The £21.8m Responsible, Accountable and Transparent Enterprise (RATE) collaborates with business, global initiatives and DFID country offices, will spread responsible business approaches, including tackling modern slavery.</p><p>- Additionally, we are providing funding to projects tackling modern slavery through Aid Direct and Aid Connect with modern slavery and child labour as one of four priority areas.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2017 16:58:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

156376

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the implication for its policies of the figure in the Global Slavery Index of 0.5 per cent of the world's population living as slaves.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	215051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Modern slavery affects people from all over the world, including here in the United Kingdom. This Government is committed to stamping out this abhorrent crime, building on the UK’s strong track record in supporting victims and fighting the perpetrators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/11/2014 17:30:40 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson