Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Scottish Government concerning the relationship between the Modern Slavery Bill and the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Bill announced by the First Minister of Scotland on 26 November.

The UK Government works closely with all devolved administrations to ensure the UK delivers a coordinated response to modern slavery. The Scottish Government is represented on the Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Modern Slavery, which leads this work. We have worked closely with the Scottish Government on the development of the Scottish Trafficking and Exploitation Bill, as well as the development of the Modern Slavery Bill, to ensure that legislation across the UK is coherent and effective.