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Written Question
Human Trafficking
Monday 23rd February 2015

Asked by: Lord Randall of Uxbridge (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of the Salvation Army shelters for victims of human trafficking in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013; whether the Government's funding of those shelters is dependant on the number of victims identified or the length of time they stay in the shelter; and for what average number of days victims have stayed in such shelters in 2014.

Answered by Karen Bradley

The total cost of the Government-funded Adult Victims of Trafficking Care
Contract was £3.7 million in 2012 and £3.6 million in 2013. The cost of this contract is
dependent on both the number of potential victims who enter the service and the
length of time potential victims stay in the service. In 2014 the average
length of stay in a safe house was 81 days.

Written Question
Slavery
Monday 23rd February 2015

Asked by: Lord Randall of Uxbridge (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any organisations contracted to provide specialist support and accommodation to victims of modern slavery are accommodating victims in hotels or bed and breakfast lodgings for (a) 24 hours or less, (b) one to five days and (c) more than five days; and if she will make a statement.

Answered by Karen Bradley

The Government-funded Adult Victims of Trafficking Care Contract is delivered
through The Salvation Army, who subcontract a range of support providers across
England and Wales. One of these support providers provides accommodation
within a commercial hotel, this includes for (a) 24 hours or less, (b) one to
five days and (c) more than five days. Due to the nature of this accommodation
it is only used to accommodate potential victims with lower level support
needs, who are sufficiently independent.

Under the European Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
(ECAT), the Government is obligated to provide potential victims of trafficking
with a recovery and reflection period which includes appropriate accommodation.
All support providers provide regular reports to The Salvation Army on their
compliance with the ECAT obligations. Compliance is monitored by The Salvation
Army, who undertake periodic inspections, including evaluating a sample of
support plans and conducting feedback interviews with potential victims.

Written Question
Human Trafficking
Monday 23rd February 2015

Asked by: Lord Randall of Uxbridge (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been identified in each of the last five years as having been referred to the National Referral Mechanism more than once.

Answered by Karen Bradley

The current National Referral Mechanism (NRM) system is not designed to be able
to accurately identify this type of information. Personal details collected at
the point of entry to the NRM are not currently recorded in a way which permits
the definitive identification of individuals who have been referred more than
once. This is due to a number of factors in the way the data is provided by
both responding agencies and potential victims, as well as how it is collated
and recorded. The recommendations of the NRM review, when implemented, will
make provision for this type of data in the future.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Nov 2014
Modern Slavery Bill

"As you know, Mr Speaker, I am standing down at the end of this Parliament, so I hope that I am allowed to say a few things.

I support the new clauses tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for North East Cambridgeshire (Stephen Barclay). I would give a piece …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Nov 2014
Modern Slavery Bill

"At the time I thought that it was appropriate, Mr Speaker, but I fear that your opportunities have since vanished.

There is no fool like an old fool, and I am afraid that I felt a little like that in supporting—sincerely—the amendments tabled by the hon. Member for Slough (Fiona …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Nov 2014
Modern Slavery Bill

"I hope the right hon. Lady realises that it is Anthony Steen, not Anthony Totnes. The quotation she cites relates to an early stage of the Bill and I know, because I am in constant touch with Anthony Steen, that, although there are some things to be addressed, that view …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Nov 2014
Modern Slavery Bill

"I want quickly to congratulate the Home Secretary, the Home Office and the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, my hon. Friend the Member for Staffordshire Moorlands (Karen Bradley), as well as all those with whom I have served on a variety of Committees on this subject, in which …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Nov 2014
Modern Slavery Bill

"Like the right hon. Member for Birkenhead (Mr Field), I am glad that the measure is being included in the Bill. Can my hon. Friend give us an idea of the time scale involved in the consultations and when we might see the resulting legislation?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Nov 2014
Modern Slavery Bill

"I look forward to hearing further details. We are all aware that over the weekend, for example, there was a furore about T-shirts. That emphasises that many companies think they are free of slavery, but they are not. We must sure that we get on with the measure, because it …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Nov 2014
Modern Slavery Bill

"One problem—not necessarily about the offences per se—is getting the victims to bear witness and testify against those who trafficked them. Victims’ fear is one reason we are not getting successful convictions, and we need to do more for them...."
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