My hon. Friend raises an important factor, and there are more slaves in the world now than in Wilberforce’s day. That is an issue that Parliament is looking at in particular, so as to ensure that nobody in the supply chains for this Parliament is a slave. However, a year or so ago, we did find a product that was produced by slaves, so it is important that we use our soft power. If I were spending our overseas aid budget, that is where I would put a lot of the money, because there would be real benefit for everyone involved.
Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
Proceeding contribution from
Peter Bone
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 29 March 2023.
It occurred during Debate on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery.
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