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date	02/09/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Nigeria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Foreign Secretary on the trafficking of people between the UK and Nigeria; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	284661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to the eradication of all forms of modern slavery, forced labour and human trafficking globally by 2030, in line with UN Sustainable Development Goal 8.7. The Home Office and Foreign Office work closely to combat modern slavery internationally and to engage governments in dialogue, including countries of origin for victims of modern slavery.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to engagement, the UK has committed £200 million in UK aid to tackle modern slavery. This supports a range of interventions, such as the commitment of £5 million to a programme in Nigeria and £3 million to Vietnam through the Home Office Modern Slavery Fund to prevent modern slavery and build capacity to tackle it at source. HMG also agreed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Countering Human Trafficking with the Vietnamese government in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/09/2019 16:25:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

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date	10/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Nigeria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of his Department’s memorandum of understanding with the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the improvement of (a) identification, (b) notification, (c) referral and (d) assisted voluntary return of victims and potential victims of human trafficking.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	142864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>We are working in close partnership with the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Socialist Republic of Vietnam to combat modern slavery and human trafficking. We have a strong information-sharing relationship and are working to build the capacity of both countries to support victims and bring perpetrators to justice through the Modern Slavery Fund and Conflict, Stability and Security Fund.</p><p>There is currently no Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on human trafficking between the Home Office and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. However, the UK is working to develop an MoU on human trafficking to enable greater cooperation to apprehend perpetrators and support those at risk.</p><p>There is a 2004 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Cooperation to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons. The MoU is primarily a ‘statement of goodwill’ and has helped to facilitate international cooperation between the UK and Nigeria to combat human trafficking.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 142863 question first answered 05/06/2018 15:07:56 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion