Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will make representations to the Government of Laos on measures to stop the trafficking of young girls from that country.
Tackling modern slavery is a domestic and foreign policy priority for the UK Government, with personal commitment from the Prime Minister. All sovereign posts have been instructed to make a contribution to this goal. The UK encouraged the Government of Laos to attend the IV Global Conference on Child Labour on 14-16 November in Argentina, at which we co-hosted a side event, and are seeking their endorsement of the UK’s Call to Action to End Forced Labour, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery. The Call to Action includes a set of principles and outline actions to take forward at national and international level.