United Nations

House of Lords written question – answered at on 7 March 2005.

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Photo of Lord Judd Lord Judd Labour

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What action they are taking to encourage member states of the United Nations to sign, ratify and effectively implement the protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children.

Photo of Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean Minister of State (Middle East), Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Minister of State (Middle East), Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

We encourage UN member states at every appropriate opportunity to sign, ratify and implement the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime and its three supplementary protocols including the protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children.

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