I have listened to this exchange, which on top of the other concerns on the previous amendment are really important. I was very concerned by the anger of the noble Baroness, Lady Hanham, that greater attention was not being paid to trafficked children. There are far too many of them for a country which prides itself that such a thing could never happen here, but it has been happening. To hear that the money is being withdrawn from some of the organisations that are active in this field is not good news at all. I hope that the Minister can assure us that if there is a good reason for taking away money from this group—nothing has given us any reason to believe that that is so—similar sums of money will be made available to other people who will pursue those interests rather more vigorously.
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Howe of Idlicote
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 4 March 2009.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL].
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