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Proceeding contribution from Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 5 July 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on UK Borders Bill.


UK Borders Bill

Indeed, that is the case. It must be right. I tend to think that we could do much more about human trafficking. I believe in effective law enforcement as a discouragement. It will help us in the fight against human trafficking, which is one of the great evils of our time. In the past few months, we have had a lot of debate and discussion about slavery because of the anniversary of Wilberforce’s Act. It is a stain on our nation that trafficking and exploitation of children exists and carries on. It is essential that we have the facility to determine age because, as we have all learnt over the past few years, the age at which young people are exploited in this appalling way can be very young indeed. So this will be a useful tool in our fight against trafficking and exploitation. Amendment agreed to. [Amendment No. 22 had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List.] Clause 7, as amended, agreed to. Clause 8 [Use and retention of information]:


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
693 c177GC 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Children Biometrics Asylum Commission for Racial Equality Borders ICT Immigration Human trafficking Discrimination Ethnic groups Race relations Refugees Border and Immigration Agency
Legislation
UK Borders Bill 2006-07
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk