Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

508951

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to tackle people trafficking.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	904392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>This Government is committed to stamping out Modern Slavery, including human trafficking. Our Modern slavery Act gives law enforcement agencies the tools they need to tackle this heinous crime, places a duty on large businesses to report on their steps to prevent modern slavery in their global supply chains, and ensures that perpetrators can receive suitably severe sentences of up to life imprisonment.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 11/04/2016 15:56:06 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

483190

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken to strengthen its data collection strategy to help combat human trafficking.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	31936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>We are strengthening data collection on human trafficking and other forms of modern slavery in several ways. In the Modern Slavery Act we introduced a duty on named public authorities to notify the Home Office every time they have reasonable grounds to believe they have encountered a victim of modern slavery.</p><p>These notifications can be anonymous so that data is collected even if the potential victim does not want to engage with the authorities. We are reviewing the National Referral Mechanism form, so that it better captures key data about potential victims and perpetrators. Polaris and Unseen UK are working with other NGOs and law enforcement to launch an enhanced modern slavery helpline later this year which will capture more data and help to shine a light on the scale and nature of this appalling crime.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 24/03/2016 13:31:12 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

479165

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to tackle human trafficking into the UK at source.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	31363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to tackling all forms of modern slavery, including human trafficking. The Government has secured commitment from other governments and institutions, including the UN, the Commonwealth and the EU, to tackle modern slavery. We have successfully lobbied for the establishment of the first ever UN Sustainable Development Goal to end modern slavery. We are also working bilaterally with priority countries to deepen law enforcement cooperation.</p><p>The Work in Freedom programme is helping to prevent trafficking of girls and women from South Asia. We have also supported the work of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, who has visited source countries and identified further opportunities for prevention activity. Our world-leading Transparency in Supply Chains provision in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 will encourage business to eradicate slavery from global supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 23/03/2016 15:44:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

461321

registered interest
date	11/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2016 to Question 30239, if her Department will collect centrally information on the number of warrants that are being issued in order to establish whether women are being trafficked.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	30860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office has no current plans to collect information on the number of warrants issued specifically in relation to trafficking offences. Warrants are one tool used by law enforcement officers to pursue potential perpetrators and collect evidence. We are already seeing an increase in the number of prosecutions and convictions for modern slavery offences and we will continue to ensure that the police have the necessary powers to tackle modern slavery wherever it occurs.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 16/03/2016 11:47:34 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

459426

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of collecting data about the specific region or town of origin of all victims of human trafficking; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
uin	30684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>As part of the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) pilot we are reviewing the information collected to ensure all relevant information is captured. As part of this we are considering the potential merits of collecting more granular data on the place of origin of victims of trafficking. Any fundamental changes to the NRM, including data collection, will be made after the NRM pilot has concluded.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 16/03/2016 11:47:53 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart

457069

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the level of human trafficking and exploitation in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	29534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is taking significant steps forward in tackling the abhorrent crime of modern slavery. We passed the Modern Slavery Act in 2015 which gives law enforcement agencies the tools they need to tackle human trafficking and modern slavery, places a duty on large businesses to report on the actions they are taking to prevent modern slavery in their global supply chains and ensures that perpetrators can receive suitably severe sentences of up to life imprisonment.</p><p>We have also enhanced support and protection for those victims of this crime. We have extended the definition for those who are entitled to support under the government-funded victim care contract and we are piloting a new model of the National Referral Mechanism to ensure we have the right processes in place for identifying and supporting victims.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/03/2016 17:42:46 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

454883

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to counter people trafficking.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	28270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to tackling people trafficking and all forms of modern slavery. The Modern Slavery Act 2015 gives law enforcement agencies the tools they need to tackle modern slavery, ensures that perpetrators can receive suitably severe sentences up to life imprisonment, enhances support and protection for victims and places a duty on large businesses to report on what they are doing to stop modern slavery occurring in their global supply chains. We have successfully lobbied for the establishment of the first ever UN Sustainable Development Goal to end modern slavery and are working with a range of international partners to tackle slavery and its causes. We are also piloting a new approach to identifying and supporting potential victims of slavery through the National Referral Mechanism and we have appointed an Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner to spread best practice in the UK and overseas.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/03/2016 15:26:20 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

449384

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the correlation between smuggling rings which bring people into the EU and human trafficking gangs which exploit migrants for sex and slavery.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	25211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Organised crime groups are known to be involved in smuggling and trafficking operations, and in some cases both. We are working closely with operational partners including the National Crime Agency, Border Force and Immigration Enforcement, as well as partners across Europe and Africa, to develop the intelligence picture on both of these crime types.We will continue to monitor the development of links between these two crime types.</p><p>We are working with partners across Europe and Africa, including through the Organised Immigration Crime Taskforce to identify and disrupt organised crime groups facilitating irregular migration in source and transit countries.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 09/02/2016 15:07:50 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

443043

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in which (a) towns, (b) cities and (c) regions were the recorded locations of exploitation of potential victims of human trafficking referred to the UK National Referral Mechanism in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	21370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the breakdown of the claimed location of exploitation for the 2,340 potential victims referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) in 2014. The geographical location of exploitation is recorded by police force area only, for reporting and statistical purposes.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>YEAR</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Police for area of exploitation (claimed)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avon &amp; Somerset</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon &amp; Cornwall</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dyfed-Powys</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GMP</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwent</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan</p></td><td><p>232</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Multiple locations</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Police Scotland</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSNI</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overseas</p></td><td><p>432</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown / Not recorded*</p></td><td><p>1016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2340</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* “Unknown/not-recorded” cases are ones where: • potential victims did not know the location of exploitation; and / or</p><p>• potential victims have been moved with the intention to exploit but have been identified before an act of exploitation has taken place; and / or</p><p>• frontline workers did not accurately record this data when initial referrals were made</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/01/2016 16:24:05 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield