To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions he has had on the merits of the UK signing the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. (105272)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Government have made progress in deciding whether to sign the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. (105435)

The UK is still considering whether to sign the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. The Government are examining how the convention's approach could best be harmonised with effective immigration controls. I have had internal meetings with fellow Ministers to discuss the merits of the Convention.