Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2015 to Questions 221878, 221879 and 221883, and with reference to his statement in those answers that figures in relation to the number of civil claims brought by victims of trafficking and damages awarded are not available, what the evidential basis is for his assessment that the remedies available to victims of trafficking under the civil law of tort are adequate and effective.

As explained in my Answer of 2 February, both aggravated and exemplary damages are available under the civil law of tort in addition to compensatory damages. The courts are extremely familiar with these remedies and we are confident that such awards will be made wherever appropriate in claims relating to human trafficking.