Protection from slavery for overseas domestic workers

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Justice – in the House of Commons at 1:15 pm on 17 March 2015.

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Photo of Chloe Smith Chloe Smith Conservative, Norwich North 1:15, 17 March 2015

On the subject of waiting for another day, is there not a problem with Lords amendment 72? If a victim of slavery left their current employer and that employer was able to go on to abuse more victims, both that day and another day, the Lords amendment would do little to tackle that, whereas the Government’s amendment in lieu would do that, because it would prevent victims from being left for another day.