Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of human trafficking of women (a) from and (b) into Lancashire have taken place over the past five years.

Data on the number of cases of human trafficking of women a) from and b) into Lancashire is not collated centrally. The available data on the number and profile of potential victims of human trafficking referred to the National Referral Mechanism can be found on the NCA website:

http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/about-us/what-we-do/specialist-capabilities/uk-human-trafficking-centre/national-referral-mechanism