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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 20 March 2025
Debate
Holocaust Memorial BillContribution
This is not speculation; it is reality. According to the UK Missing Persons Unit, 112,853 children went missing last year—that is 309 children per day. Many are taken by estranged parents in bitter custody battles; others fall prey to predators who know exactly how to operate unnoticed in a crowded space. Having run a charity for missing and abducted children for 17 years, I have first-hand experience of how these tragedies unfold. Every second matters. Once a child is gone, the chances of recovering them diminish by the minute.
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