Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has identified the port of Cairnryan as a route for human trafficking; and if he will make a statement.

Tackling human trafficking and modern slavery, both in the UK and overseas, is a priority for the government.

The tackling of human trafficking is a devolved matter for the Scottish Government. At the border, intelligence-led operations to disrupt traffickers and protect victims is the key to Border Force’s response to the threat of Modern Slavery. Through the Modern Slavery Threat Group, Border Force work alongside UKVI, IE and other law enforcement agencies to identify and disrupt modern slavery offenders.

It is not Border Force Policy to release port specific information as it could compromise operational and National Security.