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1352945

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which agencies are making referrals to the National Referral Mechanism.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	43580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>Figures on the First Responder organisations making referrals into the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), the nationality of potential victims being referred, the gender of potential victims can be found in the published statistics.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a>.</p><p>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). These include the average time taken to make a Country Guidance Decision. The latest published NRM statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a>.</p><p>As outlined in the Modern Slavery: Statutory Guidance for England and Wales (under s49 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015) and Non-Statutory Guidance for Scotland and Northern Ireland, the expectation is that the Single Competent Authority (SCA) will make a Reasonable Grounds decision within five working days, where possible, of the NRM referral being received. <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/993172/Modern_Slavery_Statutory_Guidance__EW__Non-Statutory_Guidance__SNI__v2.3.pdf" target="_blank">Modern Slavery: Statutory Guidance for England and Wales (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>Following a positive Reasonable Grounds decision, and the minimum recovery and reflection period, the Single Competent Authority makes the Conclusive Grounds decision as soon as possible and only once there is sufficient information to do so. The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). These include the average time taken to make a Conclusive Grounds decision. The latest published NRM statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a>.</p><p>A First Responder Organisation is an authority that is authorised to refer a potential victim of modern slavery into the National Referral Mechanism. The list of First Responder Organisations can be found in the Modern Slavery Statutory Guidance for England and Wales (under s49 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015) and Non-Statutory Guidance for Scotland and Northern Ireland, which also sets out their roles and responsibilities.</p><p>The SCA is currently recruiting a large number of new decision makers across the UK to increase capacity for NRM decision-making and reduce decision making timescales; this brings additional resource pressures initially (for training and upskilling) but will have substantial long-term benefits for decision making timescales.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 43579 43581 question first answered 14/09/2021 12:05:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1352946

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the longest time recorded is for an individual to receive (a) a Reasonable Grounds decision and (b) a Conclusive Grounds decision.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	43581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>Figures on the First Responder organisations making referrals into the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), the nationality of potential victims being referred, the gender of potential victims can be found in the published statistics.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a>.</p><p>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). These include the average time taken to make a Country Guidance Decision. The latest published NRM statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a>.</p><p>As outlined in the Modern Slavery: Statutory Guidance for England and Wales (under s49 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015) and Non-Statutory Guidance for Scotland and Northern Ireland, the expectation is that the Single Competent Authority (SCA) will make a Reasonable Grounds decision within five working days, where possible, of the NRM referral being received. <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/993172/Modern_Slavery_Statutory_Guidance__EW__Non-Statutory_Guidance__SNI__v2.3.pdf" target="_blank">Modern Slavery: Statutory Guidance for England and Wales (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>Following a positive Reasonable Grounds decision, and the minimum recovery and reflection period, the Single Competent Authority makes the Conclusive Grounds decision as soon as possible and only once there is sufficient information to do so. The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics regarding the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). These include the average time taken to make a Conclusive Grounds decision. The latest published NRM statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a>.</p><p>A First Responder Organisation is an authority that is authorised to refer a potential victim of modern slavery into the National Referral Mechanism. The list of First Responder Organisations can be found in the Modern Slavery Statutory Guidance for England and Wales (under s49 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015) and Non-Statutory Guidance for Scotland and Northern Ireland, which also sets out their roles and responsibilities.</p><p>The SCA is currently recruiting a large number of new decision makers across the UK to increase capacity for NRM decision-making and reduce decision making timescales; this brings additional resource pressures initially (for training and upskilling) but will have substantial long-term benefits for decision making timescales.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 43579 43580 question first answered 14/09/2021 12:05:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1309490

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to encourage institutional investors to consider modern slavery risks inherent in wider investment portfolios under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
tabling member constituency	Grantham and Stamford
tabling member printed	Gareth Davies
uin	181467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>Under the landmark transparency provisions contained in section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the UK became the first country in the world to require certain commercial organisations to report annually on the steps they have taken to prevent modern slavery, including institutional investors who fall within scope of the requirement.</p><p>The Government regularly engages with businesses, investors, civil society and industry experts to collaborate on best practice and promote key measures to tackle modern slavery. The Home Office’s statutory guidance,<em> ‘Transparency in Supply Chains: a Practical Guide’</em>, emphasises that it is crucial that large organisations are transparent and accountable, not just to investors but to other groups including employees, consumers and the public, whose lives are affected by their business activity. The Government also supports ShareAction’s Workforce Disclosure Initiative (WDI) and provided £200,000 of funding in 2020/21. The initiative has mobilised investors with $6.5 trillion of assets under management to call for transparency from multinational companies on how they manage their workforce.</p><p>In the meantime, to further enhance transparency, in March 2021 the Government launched an online GOV.UK registry for modern slavery statements. This new service enables investors, consumers, NGOs and others to scrutinise the effectiveness of the actions being taken and monitor progress across sectors over time. Within the first month of launching, statements covering c. 8,000 organisations have already been submitted to the registry.</p><p>If an organisation fails to publish a statement, the Secretary of State can seek an injunction to require compliance. This power has not been used to date. However, following the transparency in supply chains consultation, the Government has committed to an ambitious package of changes to section 54, including introducing financial penalties for organisations who fail to meet their statutory obligations to publish annual modern slavery statements. These measures require primary legislation and will be introduced when parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 181468 question first answered 22/04/2021 16:47:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies

1309491

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many civil proceedings for non-compliance by financial institutions under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 have been (a) applied for and (b) granted since the introduction of that legislation.
tabling member constituency	Grantham and Stamford
tabling member printed	Gareth Davies
uin	181468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>Under the landmark transparency provisions contained in section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the UK became the first country in the world to require certain commercial organisations to report annually on the steps they have taken to prevent modern slavery, including institutional investors who fall within scope of the requirement.</p><p>The Government regularly engages with businesses, investors, civil society and industry experts to collaborate on best practice and promote key measures to tackle modern slavery. The Home Office’s statutory guidance,<em> ‘Transparency in Supply Chains: a Practical Guide’</em>, emphasises that it is crucial that large organisations are transparent and accountable, not just to investors but to other groups including employees, consumers and the public, whose lives are affected by their business activity. The Government also supports ShareAction’s Workforce Disclosure Initiative (WDI) and provided £200,000 of funding in 2020/21. The initiative has mobilised investors with $6.5 trillion of assets under management to call for transparency from multinational companies on how they manage their workforce.</p><p>In the meantime, to further enhance transparency, in March 2021 the Government launched an online GOV.UK registry for modern slavery statements. This new service enables investors, consumers, NGOs and others to scrutinise the effectiveness of the actions being taken and monitor progress across sectors over time. Within the first month of launching, statements covering c. 8,000 organisations have already been submitted to the registry.</p><p>If an organisation fails to publish a statement, the Secretary of State can seek an injunction to require compliance. This power has not been used to date. However, following the transparency in supply chains consultation, the Government has committed to an ambitious package of changes to section 54, including introducing financial penalties for organisations who fail to meet their statutory obligations to publish annual modern slavery statements. These measures require primary legislation and will be introduced when parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 181467 question first answered 22/04/2021 16:47:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies

1306348

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Preventing modern slavery and human trafficking - An agenda for action across the financial services sector, published on 18 January 2021, what steps the Government is taking to support businesses to undertake due diligence on modern slavery as part of their investment decisions.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	176047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK was the first country in the world to require businesses to report on the steps they have taken to tackle modern slavery. The landmark provision in section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires businesses, with a turnover of £36m or more, to report annually on the steps they have taken to prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains.</p><p>The Government expects businesses to determine the most appropriate methods to assess and tackle modern slavery based on the nature of their operations and supply chains. We encourage businesses to be transparent about the instances or indicators of modern slavery and prioritise their due diligence activity based on risk, and on where they can have most impact. To support businesses in reporting on their modern slavery risks, the Government has produced guidance on the Transparency in Supply Chains legislation, which is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transparency-in-supply-chains-a-practical-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transparency-in-supply-chains-a-practical-guide</a>.</p><p>On 11 March 2021, the Home Office launched the Government-run registry for modern slavery statements. The new registry will enhance transparency by making modern slavery statements available in one place for the first time. It will provide greater visibility of the steps businesses are taking to prevent modern slavery in supply chains and will empower investors, consumers and civil society to scrutinise the action businesses are taking.</p><p>To improve the quality and detail of reporting and accelerate action to prevent modern slavery, the Government has committed to introduce a range of measures to strengthen the reporting requirements on businesses. These measures require legislative change and will be introduced when parliamentary time allows. Following legislative change, organisations in scope of the Act will be required to report against specific areas, including due diligence. The Government will publish updated guidance to support businesses in meeting the new reporting requirements, in line with the timing of these measures coming into force.</p><p>The UK Government also supports ShareAction’s Workforce Disclosure Initiative (WDI), providing £200,000 of funding to support this in 2020/21. The initiative has mobilised investors with $6.5 trillion of assets under management to call for transparency from multinational companies on how they manage workers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 19/04/2021 16:15:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1305331

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of using blockchain technology to increase the transparency of supply chains and help prevent modern slavery.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	174275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK was the first country in the world to require businesses to report on the steps they have taken to tackle modern slavery. The landmark provision in section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires businesses, in all sectors, including the textiles industry, with a turnover of £36m or more to report annually on the steps they have taken to prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. To improve the quality and detail of reporting and accelerate action to prevent modern slavery, the Government has committed to strengthen the reporting requirements on businesses and to introduce financial penalties for those that fail to meet their obligations under section 54.</p><p>The Government expects businesses to determine the most appropriate methods to assess and tackle modern slavery based on the nature of their operations and supply chains. We encourage businesses to be transparent about the instances or indicators of modern slavery and prioritise action based on risk, and where they can have most impact. Our guidance suggests that they should include the risk assessment and due diligence they undertook to prevent and tackle modern slavery in their modern slavery statements and demonstrate their progress by setting and reporting against clear targets.</p><p>The Government regularly engages with businesses, civil society and industry experts in the sector to understand emerging best practice, evidence and innovations which might support businesses in their efforts to tackle modern slavery</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 174274 question first answered 31/03/2021 15:34:13 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1302568

registered interest
date	15/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the provision of Government support to victims of modern slavery after a decision has been made on their status.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	168874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the process by which the UK identifies and supports victims of modern slavery, with support being delivered through the specialist Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract (MSVCC) in England and Wales, the asylum system, local authorities and other mainstream services.</p><p>The MSVCC, which went live on 4 January 2021, builds on the wide-ranging support provided through the previous Victim Care Contract to deliver a service that is needs-based and better aligned to the requirements of individual victims. It provides accommodation, financial support payments, translation and interpretation, transport and access to a support worker for those who are identified as a potential victim, having received a positive Reasonable Grounds decision from the Single Competent Authority.</p><p>Support continues until the individual receives a Conclusive Grounds (CG) decision. If a victim receives a positive CG decision, they will receive a minimum of 45 calendar days of 'move on' support. The Recovery Needs Assessment (RNA) takes place shortly after a positive CG decision to ensure that ongoing support after this period is tailored to the individual recovery needs of the confirmed victim. The RNA informs a tailored move-on plan, with the aim of establishing longer-term stability by helping victims to transition out of MSVCC support and back into a community, as appropriate. The MSVCC has also introduced a number of new services, including the ‘reach-in’ service, which is available to all confirmed victims to help support a smooth and sustainable transition after exit from MSVCC support.</p><p>If an individual receives a negative CG decision, they will receive nine working days of move-on support from date of receipt of the decision by the individual or the party acting on their behalf. An extension request may be made where an individual has received a negative decision and needs an additional period to become self-supporting or to transition into mainstream support.</p><p>In addition to this, the Government recognises the particular vulnerabilities of child victims of modern slavery, including trafficking.</p><p>Local authorities are responsible for the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of all children in their area, co-operating closely with police and other statutory agencies to offer child victims of modern slavery required protection and support. In addition, through Section 48 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the Government provides <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-trafficking-advocates-early-adopter-sites" target="_blank">Independent Child Trafficking Guardians</a> (ICTGs), an independent source of advice and support for all potentially trafficked children, irrespective of nationality. ICTGs are currently available in one third of local authorities in England and Wales. We are now progressing the national rollout of ICTGs as part of the NRM Transformation Programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/03/2021 16:21:33 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1274288

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the compliance rate of eligible businesses in publishing annual statements of Transparency in Supply Chain Provisions under the Modern Slavery Act in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	133796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 established the UK as the first country in the world to require businesses to report annually on steps taken to prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. Organisations which have taken no steps must state this clearly in their statement, which must be published in a prominent place on their website. Currently, organisations are not required to submit their modern slavery statement directly to the Home Office.</p><p>To assess compliance rates, the Home Office contracted the Business &amp; Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) from September 2019 to January 2020 to undertake an audit of compliance on the Home Office’s behalf. The audit findings on levels of compliance were published on 17 September 2020 in the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner’s annual report (available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-anti-slavery-commissioners-annual-report-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-anti-slavery-commissioners-annual-report-2019-to-2020</a></p><p>To improve the quality and detail of reporting and accelerate action to prevent modern slavery, the Government recently announced an ambitious package of changes to strengthen and future-proof section 54, including requiring organisations to report against specific topics and creating a Government modern slavery statement registry to make all statements available in one place. The new registry, which is due to launch this year, will improve the transparency, accessibility and comparability of statements published under the Act, empowering investors, consumers and civil society to scrutinise progress and enabling Government to continually monitor compliance.</p><p>These measures, including requiring organisations to publish their statement on the Government modern slavery registry, require primary legislation and will be introduced when parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 133797 question first answered 15/01/2021 13:43:42 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1274293

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many eligible businesses have advised her Department that they have taken no steps to confirm the existence of slavery or trafficking in their supply chains as required under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	133797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 established the UK as the first country in the world to require businesses to report annually on steps taken to prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. Organisations which have taken no steps must state this clearly in their statement, which must be published in a prominent place on their website. Currently, organisations are not required to submit their modern slavery statement directly to the Home Office.</p><p>To assess compliance rates, the Home Office contracted the Business &amp; Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) from September 2019 to January 2020 to undertake an audit of compliance on the Home Office’s behalf. The audit findings on levels of compliance were published on 17 September 2020 in the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner’s annual report (available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-anti-slavery-commissioners-annual-report-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-anti-slavery-commissioners-annual-report-2019-to-2020</a></p><p>To improve the quality and detail of reporting and accelerate action to prevent modern slavery, the Government recently announced an ambitious package of changes to strengthen and future-proof section 54, including requiring organisations to report against specific topics and creating a Government modern slavery statement registry to make all statements available in one place. The new registry, which is due to launch this year, will improve the transparency, accessibility and comparability of statements published under the Act, empowering investors, consumers and civil society to scrutinise progress and enabling Government to continually monitor compliance.</p><p>These measures, including requiring organisations to publish their statement on the Government modern slavery registry, require primary legislation and will be introduced when parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 133796 question first answered 15/01/2021 13:43:42 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1273236

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 7 of her Department's 2020 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery, what progress has been made on establishing a robust estimate of the prevalence of modern slavery in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	133076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>The hidden nature of modern slavery makes producing an accurate measure of its scale difficult. In March 2020 the Office for National Statistics noted that there is no definitive source of data or suitable method available to accurately quantify the number of potential victims of modern slavery in the UK:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/modernslaveryintheuk/march2020" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/modernslaveryintheuk/march2020</a></p><p>The Government is, however, committed to improving its understanding of the nature and scale of this complex crime. In July 2019, the Government announced a £10 million investment to create a new Policy and Evidence Centre for Modern Slavery and Human Rights to transform our understanding of modern slavery. The Home Office will continue working with the Centre and other partners to strengthen the evidence base underpinning our policy and operational response to modern slavery.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/01/2021 13:27:18 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle