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Barry Sheerman

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Speaker’s Statement
Tuesday 15th May 2018

(6 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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As he is the father of lots of daughters, I call Mr Barry Sheerman.

Barry Sheerman Portrait Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op)
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Is the Foreign Secretary aware that, in many parts of the developing world, educational institutions and orphanages are not quite what they seem? Children are taken into them and trafficked, instead of getting an education. Will he look into that?

Boris Johnson Portrait Boris Johnson
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I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising that problem, which is of course well known to the Prime Minister, who has campaigned on human trafficking and modern slavery for many years. We certainly co-ordinate with the Home Office to tackle the problem that the hon. Gentleman describes.

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