Modern Slavery Bill

My Lords, I welcome this amendment as an opportunity to look at the financial proceeds of this wi...

I thank the Minister for his reply and I am glad that he also said that this is still open to rev...

Moved by

Lord McColl of Dulwich

31: After Clause 4, insert the following new Clause—<...

Amendment 31 would make it an offence to pay for the sexual services of a person. This is to addr...

My Lords, I rise to support Amendment 31 tabled by the noble Lord, Lord McColl. First, I must off...

My Lords, I, too, would like to support my colleague from the Joint Committee, the noble Lord, Lo...

My Lords, I will refer to what happened in Ipswich on the terrible occasion when the murders of a...

My Lords, it has been well worth while staying on after dinner just to listen to a debate of this...

My Lords, our amendment is not as precise in the changes it proposes as the amendment moved by th...

My Lords, I waited until I had heard the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, before expressing any views on ...

My Lords, I am most grateful to noble Lords for speaking so eloquently to Amendments 31 and 31A. ...

I thank everyone for taking part in this splendid debate. The contributions have been outstanding...

Moved by

Lord Alton of Liverpool

32: After Clause 7, insert the following new Clause—...

My Lords, Amendment 32 stands in my name and that of my noble friends Lady Cox, of Queensbury, an...

My Lords, if I may, for the convenience of the Committee, I will group my Amendment 33 with Amend...

My Lords, I should like to make a short point on these amendments. I consider the proposals put f...

My Lords, the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Alton, is very interesting, particula...

My Lords, I foresee that the Government may say that my noble friend’s Amendment 32 is too prescr...

My Lords, I will be brief in view of the time. It is vital that those who profit from modern slav...

My Lords, I am grateful for the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Alton, and grouped with t...

Not guilty.

The noble Lord says, “Not guilty”, but he should be proud of the measure because it tightened the...

Before the noble Lord sits down, I do not want to waste time, and I understand the point that the...

Before the Minister sits down, is he going to reply to my noble and learned friend first, or may ...

I think that I am probably going to have to reflect on that point and come back to the noble and ...

I am grateful to the Minister. As a young Member of another place, I was once given the quite goo...

In the matter of the timetable and in many other matters I am grateful to have the Chief Whip, my...

The noble Lord has been incredibly helpful to the Committee. It is very late and I do not intend ...

Tabled by

Lord Warner

33: After Clause 7, insert the following new Clause—

“Rec...

I wish to say briefly that I would like to withdraw Amendment 33 but want to register the point t...

That is not possible.