Lord Dubs
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Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
The noble and learned Baroness will know that a victim of modern slavery is not necessarily a refugee or someone who needs asylum; many of them are UK nationals. What is important is that victims of modern slavery receive the right support and help to get them out of the situation in which they have become embroiled.
Lord Dubs (Lab) [V]
My Lords, will the Minister confirm that the right to family reunion will be a basic feature of any reformed asylum system?
Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
My Lords, outside the EU, last year we granted family reunion visas to almost 7,500 people, and have granted 29,000 since 2015, so there is a family reunion route through resettlement and we have no intention of stopping that.