§ Mr. StreeterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the UK Government have made a financial contribution to the Global Programme Against Trafficking in Human Beings launched by the Centre for International Crime Prevention. [26903]
§ Mr. Bob AinsworthAs major donors, the British Government contribute 5.58 per cent. of the United Nations Centre for International Crime Prevention's (CICP) regular budget. We are currently considering what additional donations we might make to CICP work during this financial year.
§ Mr. StreeterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the(a) number and (b) percentage of asylum seekers who enter the UK as a result of third party traffickers who assist their passage. [26904]
§ Angela EagleInformation about the numbers involved is not collected centrally. However, it is clear from the analysis of interviewing and debriefing conducted for intelligence purposes that the majority of asylum seekers are assisted in some way. I understand that this is consistent with the experiences of other European Union member states.
§ Mr. StreeterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions his Department has had in the past six months with the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe about trafficking in human beings. [26902]
§ Angela EagleThere are a number of initiatives on trafficking with which the Organisation for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) is associated, including the Anti-Trafficking Task Force of the Stability Pact for South East Europe. Officials from both the Home Office and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have been in regular contact with the (OSCE) in Europe on this subject.