Modern Slavery Bill

My Lords, Article 4 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states:

“No one shall be h...

My Lords, when I was first given news of my appointment to your Lordships’ House, I must admit I ...

My Lords, I am delighted to be able to speak after the noble Baroness, Lady Mobarik, and to congr...

My Lords, I congratulate the Government on their recognition of the seriousness of this issue and...

My Lords, I hope that the Minister is as gratified as I am by the extent to which noble Lords hav...

My Lords, I am a great supporter of the Bill, although I am very sad that there is such a need fo...

My Lords, I wish that I had not been involved with the issue of domestic slavery for so long and ...

My Lords, I declare an interest in the debate as a trustee of the campaigning organisation Libert...

My Lords, this has been a remarkable and moving debate. We have heard about the charities that ar...

My Lords, other noble Lords have already referred to William Wilberforce; 181 years after his dea...

My Lords, I am very pleased to speak in this Second Reading debate on the Modern Slavery Bill. I ...

My Lords, I congratulate my three new colleagues on their maiden speeches this evening. It is imp...

My Lords, the anti-slavery campaign lies at the heart of our democracy. It was the great cause, n...

My Lords, it is always good to follow the noble Earl. Earlier in the debate, the right reverend P...

My Lords, something very significant happened two or three weeks ago. Forced labour featured on t...

My Lords, I will be brief as I am speaking in the gap and I am conscious of time. I declare an in...

My Lords, I extend my congratulations to my noble friend Lord Cashman and the noble Baronesses, L...

My Lords, this has been an outstanding debate to be part of and to listen to. There have been 31 ...

For the avoidance of doubt, is the Minister assuring us that he will write on all the points he h...

I am very happy to give the noble Lord that assurance. Many hundreds of points have been raised, ...