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Policing and Crime Bill

The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. It is very difficult. Ministers have used the phrase, ““Let us tackle the demand for sex.”” We cannot just say to people, ““Do not have sex”” or ““Do not have sex in these circumstances.”” Governments should not be involved, in my view, in making such statements. The Government should be saying unequivocally that human trafficking is wrong and that the exploitation of women in particular is wrong. As the Home Secretary correctly said, we should be seeking a package of measures. However, I fear that she will get mired in this difficulty because of the technical problems that lawyers will create in such circumstances. I am not saying that she has not had the best legal advice around, because I am sure that as Home Secretary she will have access to the top lawyers in the country, but there will be difficulties with her proposal and I hope that she will reconsider it.