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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 18 March 2026
Debate
Crime and Policing BillContribution
I say to the right reverend Prelate that I do not for one moment doubt his intentions, but the professionals say, “They won’t come. They just won’t come. They won’t come and talk to us, and if we can’t do it on the phone, we’ll never get to them and will never be able to help them”. When other professionals tell us, “Yes, we can tell when somebody’s been trafficked; we can tell when somebody’s been coerced; we’ve found them through telemedicine”, I am afraid I cannot support his amendment, no matter the great intention behind it.
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