To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to publish the analysis of outcomes of Pentameter 2 undertaken by the UK Human Trafficking Centre; and if she will make a statement. (263418)

A report on the outcomes of Operation Pentameter 2 is planned to be published by Gloucestershire Constabulary in the spring.

There are no plans for the UKHTC to publish a report on its analytical work because of operational sensitivities.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what programmes her Department has developed to tackle the illegal trafficking of individuals; how much has been allocated to such programmes; and what organisations are responsible for executing them. (269156)

A programme of 85 cross Government actions are outlined in the United Kingdom’s Action Plan which is updated annually with the responsible agencies listed against each action. Progress on all areas of work is overseen by the Inter Departmental Ministerial Group of which the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, my hon. Friend the Member for Tynemouth (Mr. Campbell) is Chair.

Human trafficking is core police business and all forces should have the capacity to deal with trafficking problems in their area. This will be reinforced by the joint UK Human Trafficking Centre and National Policing Improvement Agency programme to embed human trafficking within mandatory police training courses throughout 2009. Training on human trafficking issues within the UK Border Agency is mandatory for all staff up to grade 7 level.

The Serious Organised Crime Agency has tackling organised immigration crime as its second highest priority. SOCA co-ordinates two programmes of activity aimed at organised immigration crime, including human trafficking which are aimed at the reduction of such crime at source and key nexus points and to reduce the exploitation of migrants in the UK by organised criminal gangs.

We shall fund the UKHTC to the tune of £4.5million for the current spending review period and SOCA receives an overall budget of £400 million.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the measures in place to prevent further exploitation of trafficked individuals prior to deportation; how many trafficked individuals detained in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 were deported; and to which countries. (269157)

Ratification of the Council of Europe convention on action against human trafficking in December 2008 underlines the Government's commitment to protecting victims of trafficking.

The Home Office monitors UN and EU reports on human rights and criminal justice issues in other countries. Specific country information is available for consideration when any return is being instigated. We also work with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and have established partnerships with a number of charities to offer reintegration assistance to victims who are returned to their country of origin.

Where there is a real risk that a person would be re-trafficked and subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment in the proposed destination country, removal of that person would be contrary to the UK's obligations under the ECHR. In those circumstances the person concerned will generally be granted some form of leave.

The information concerning the deportation of trafficked individuals is not currently available in the format requested. As part of the implementation of the convention we are putting in place mechanisms for systematically capturing data relating specifically to victims of trafficking. We anticipate these data will start to become available in the summer.