Keith Vaz
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(14 years ago)
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Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab)
The question is about co-ordination. By which mechanism can the origin, transition and destination countries get together to deal with the problem of human trafficking?
Lynne Featherstone
We do that already without legislation. We have been very involved in Europe in terms of trafficking. Human trafficking is a key area under the Stockholm programme, which sets out the EU justice and home affairs priorities. We also helped to shape the draft EU trafficking directive and helped with the first Schengen evaluation on human trafficking. We are working closely with European colleagues. Quite frankly, it is better that we work in the countries of origin, as the right hon. Gentleman suggests, so that we stop trafficking at source by working with the Serious Organised Crime Agency, after which we should work at our borders and then in-country.