Proceeding contribution from Lord Bates (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 18 January 2016. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Immigration Bill.
Immigration Bill
The new offence will serve as an important deterrent. I have listened very carefully to the noble Lord’s concerns. Although I am of the opinion that there are sufficient safeguards to ensure that the offence is used appropriately and that victims of modern slavery are protected, I said that I would reflect on that point very carefully, listen to the debate and come back with further remarks on Report. The particular point was about whether the defences are sufficient for those who may have been the victims of modern-day slavery.
Secondary information
- Type
- Proceeding contribution
- Reference
- 768 c629
- Session
- 2015-16
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Children Codes of practice Asylum Licensing Immigration controls Immigration Human trafficking Licensed premises Forced labour Northern Ireland Minimum wage Proceeds of crime Migrant workers Scotland Tenants Rented housing Voluntary work Sequestration of assets Labour market Undocumented workers Director of Labour Market Enforcement
- Legislation
- Employment Agencies Act 1973
- National Minimum Wage Act 1998
- Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004
- Modern Slavery Act 2015
- Immigration Bill 2015-16
- Link
- View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk
Librarians' tools
- Timestamp
- 2016-04-04 16:35:00 +0100
- URI
- http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Lords/2016-01-18/1601193000029
- In Indexing
- http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Lords/2016-01-18/1601193000029
- In Solr
- https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Lords/2016-01-18/1601193000029