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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Fiona Mactaggart Excerpts
Thursday 10th March 2011

(13 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness Featherstone Portrait Lynne Featherstone
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It is the parliamentary spring, and in this country it is quite difficult to tell, but it will happen in due course.

Fiona Mactaggart Portrait Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab)
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Since my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Camberwell and Peckham (Ms Harman) raised the European directive on human trafficking with the Prime Minister on 15 September, the issue has been raised at least 40 times in this Chamber alone. The final text of the directive was agreed by the European Parliament more than 12 weeks ago. How often do we need to ask the Minister about this? How long does she need before she decides that Britain will sign up to the directive?

Baroness Featherstone Portrait Lynne Featherstone
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We are undertaking proper consideration and discussion with the devolved Administrations, but I can assure the hon. Lady that it will not be that much longer.