Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Kerry McCarthy and John Lamont

Thursday 6th September 2018 Commons Chamber

[Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab)]

8. What steps the CPS is taking (a) domestically and (b) internationally to increase the effectiveness of prosecutions for modern slavery.

[John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) (Con)]

9. What recent discussions he has had with the CPS on the effectiveness of prosecutions in cases involving modern slavery.

[The Solicitor General (Robert Buckland)]

The Director of Public Prosecutions and I are members of the Prime Minister’s taskforce on modern slavery, which aims to do more to bring perpetrators to justice and support victims both here and overseas. The Crown Prosecution Service has recently announced an increase in prosecutions for modern slavery, and I will meet the DPP further to discuss how that good work can continue.