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Proceeding contribution from Fiona Mactaggart (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 9 May 2011. It occurred during Debate on Trafficking in Human Beings.


Trafficking in Human Beings

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Under Pentameter 2, an expert team was set up at Heathrow, which was able to identify children who came through the airport without their parents, as they were particularly vulnerable. That team is not replicated at other ports of entry, and there seems to be compelling evidence to show that Eurotunnel is a route increasingly used by child traffickers because that same kind of expertise is not deployed to identify and interdict child trafficking at the port.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
527 c981 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Human trafficking EU action
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk