Today Emma Reynolds secured a debate in Parliament on the issue of human trafficking.  This comes on the back of Emma questioning the Home Secretary and the Leader of the House on this subject in Parliament.

In Parliament, Emma said, "There is concern on all sides of the House about human trafficking.  Women are trafficked into our country, forced into prostitution and kept like slaves by pimps.  It is therefore astonishing and distressing that the Government have refused to opt in to a European directive to combat that horrendous crime.  Will the Leader of the House therefore grant a debate on that modern form of slavery?"

The Conservative-led Government has refused to sign up to a new European Directive to tackle human trafficking.  The Directive would introduce new measures to combat the problem of people being smuggled across Europe for forced labour and prostitution.

Emma said: "This debate is great news for the campaign to get the Tories to sign up to this Directive.  It is unacceptable that petty opposition to the EU is blocking us working together with our partners on the continent to end this disgraceful abuse of women."

16 September 2010