Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill

I support both amendments moved by the noble Lord, Lord Hylton. He has been at the forefront of this particular issue in your Lordships’ House on previous occasions. His concern is rightly reflected in the two amendments. Recently I was talking to a police officer who was involved in some raids. His analysis was interesting. Trafficking in human beings is far more lucrative than trafficking drugs. That shows the extent to which the situation now appears to be changing. There is a parallel here with the announcement recently made by the Government about prostitution laws in this country, where rightly there is a need to protect those who are involved in prostitution and to care about their safety and security. I see nothing wrong with that. Equally, those who traffic in people, punters and so on, ought to be dealt with most severely. It is interesting that if one takes that parallel, there is substance to what the noble Lord, Lord Hylton, is saying about how we provide security effectively for people who have gone through traumatic situations. For that reason, I do not expect the Government to say, ““Right, we shall take this on board””, but it gives the Government thinking time between now and Report to see what is appropriate in the circumstances and what they can bring forward so that the objective set out by the noble Lord can be met in this legislation. He has my support for the case that he has presented.