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Adjournment debate on Tuesday, 8 July 2008, in the House of Commons, led by Anthony Steen. The answering member was Lord Coaker.

Human Trafficking

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on human trafficking.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
478 c369-92WH 
Session
2007-08
Department
Home Office
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions
Andrew Dismore | 478 c370WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman has done a considerable amount of work on the matter, and I apologise for the fac...
Anthony Steen | 478 c369-70WH (Link to this contribution) Every few months, we debate human trafficking in the House and, with wringing of hands and tearing o...
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Bob Spink | 478 c371WH (Link to this contribution) Is the hon. Gentleman aware that the Chairman of the Select Committee on Home Affairs said only a sh...
Anthony Steen | 478 c370WH (Link to this contribution) Interventions from the hon. Gentleman are always worth listening to. He has an immense amount of exp...
Anthony Steen | 478 c374WH (Link to this contribution) I will in a moment. Can the Minister confirm whether there are similar plans to make prostitution il...
Anthony Steen | 478 c373-4WH (Link to this contribution) What the hon. Gentleman does not understand is that I am not St. George and there are a lot of drago...
Andrew Dismore | 478 c373WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman has focused on the position in Europe, but does he agree that the findings of Pen...
Anthony Steen | 478 c373WH (Link to this contribution) I did not think that it would be fair to ask the Minister all these questions today so I tabled them...
Philip Hollobone | 478 c372WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend lists an impressive array of questions that we look forward to the Minister answering...
Anthony Steen | 478 c371-2WH (Link to this contribution) I do not know whether to refer to my hon. Friend or the hon. Member. Perhaps I should refer to him a...
Denis MacShane | 478 c375-6WH (Link to this contribution) I join the hon. Member for Totnes (Mr. Steen) in praising the Minister. Indeed, I add my praise for ...
Anthony Steen | 478 c374-5WH (Link to this contribution) That has put me in my place. I thank the hon. Lady for telling me that, but it does not alter the ne...
Fiona Mactaggart | 478 c374WH (Link to this contribution) There is nothing illegal about prostitution in Sweden. The illegality is in the purchase of women an...
Anthony Steen | 478 c382WH (Link to this contribution) May I ask one question before my hon. Friend finishes? Does he agree that we should give the Ministe...
Peter Bone | 478 c381-2WH (Link to this contribution) As the chairman of the all-party group reminds me, that move would be costly, but we are talking abo...
Peter Bone | 478 c379-81WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Rotherham (Mr. MacShane), who has made his case...
Denis MacShane | 478 c378-9WH (Link to this contribution) I am talking about trafficking, Mr. Martlew. I am referring to trafficked women. We have to get the ...
Damian Green | 478 c387WH (Link to this contribution) Like others, I pay tribute to the consistent work done by my hon. Friend the Member for Totnes (Mr. ...
Fiona Mactaggart | 478 c382-4WH (Link to this contribution) I make no apology for focusing on prostitution in this debate. Let me quote Sigma Huda, who is the U...
Paul Robert Holmes | 478 c384-6WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Totnes (Mr. Steen) on securing the debate. He has raised the issu...
Speaker | 478 c382WH (Link to this contribution) Order. If there were fewer interventions, the Minister would have more time.
Peter Bone | 478 c382WH (Link to this contribution) I shall take that advice from my hon. Friend the chairman of the all-party group and throw my speech...
Denis MacShane | 478 c376-7WH (Link to this contribution) Yes, 15 people were found guilty of trafficking for sexual exploitation. A grand total of 17 people—...
Anthony Steen | 478 c377WH (Link to this contribution) I mean no disrespect, but this is a debate about Pentameter 2, rather than prostitution. The debate ...
Denis MacShane | 478 c377-8WH (Link to this contribution) I completely agree with the hon. Gentleman. I may claim some credit for initiating a campaign, by ra...
Speaker | 478 c378WH (Link to this contribution) Order. The hon. Gentleman is straying slightly from the subject.
Damian Green | 478 c387-90WH (Link to this contribution) The right hon. Gentleman may be right. We will see over time whether the success of the Dutch author...
Lord Coaker | 478 c390-2WH (Link to this contribution) It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Pope. I congratulate the hon. Member fo...
Damian Green | 478 c387WH (Link to this contribution) I shall continue paying the compliment before I give way. The right hon. Gentleman was exactly right...
Denis MacShane | 478 c387WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for that last point. I hope that the Newspaper Society will read the hon. Gentleman's ...
Subjects
Children Crime prevention Finance Undocumented migrants Human trafficking Prostitution Statistics Sexual offences
Contains statistics
Yes
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