Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Debate

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Department: Home Office

Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery

Baroness Butler-Sloss Excerpts
Thursday 12th June 2014

(10 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Taylor of Holbeach Portrait Lord Taylor of Holbeach
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I am delighted to do so. I also congratulate my noble friend on seeing some seven years’ campaigning in this House brought to success in such a Bill. It is definitely a matter in which the Home Secretary herself is very much involved. I am sure that all noble Lords will welcome the Bill when it arrives here later in the year.

Baroness Butler-Sloss Portrait Baroness Butler-Sloss (CB)
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My Lords, I, too, congratulate the Government on the Bill, but will they reconsider their omission of the supply chain from its contents?

Lord Taylor of Holbeach Portrait Lord Taylor of Holbeach
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I do not want this to be a self-congratulatory Question, but the noble and learned Baroness has been instrumental through her leadership of the pre-legislative scrutiny in presenting the Government with opportunities to consider aspects of the Bill, many of which have of course been incorporated. Yesterday, the Home Secretary met representatives of the British retail industry. It was a very successful meeting. As the noble Baroness will know, we believe that the best way of tackling supply-chain abuse is through a code that all retailers will sign up to.