To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children have been referred to the human trafficking national referral mechanism by (a) police and (b) the UK Border Agency since 1 April 2009. (313009)

[holding answer 25 January 2010]: The police have referred 49 children and the UK Border Agency referred 39 children in the period, 1 April to 31 December 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which local authorities have referred children to the human trafficking national referral mechanism since its inception. (313010)

[holding answer 25 January 2010]: The names of local authorities who have made referrals of children to the UK Human Trafficking Centre from the period 1 April to 31 December 2009 are listed as follows.

Local authorities referring children to the competent authority from 1 April 2009 to 31 December 2009

Birmingham City Council

Brent Council

Cardiff Council

Conwy Social Services

Doncaster Council

Glasgow City Council

Hampshire County Council

Haringey Social Services

Harrow Children Services

Hertfordshire County Council

Hillingdon Local Authority

Islington Social Services

Kent Social Services

Leicester City Council

London Borough of Camden

Manchester City Council

Moray Council

Newham Youth Offending Team

Newport Local Authority

Norfolk County Council

Nottingham City Council

Portsmouth City Council

Sheffield City Council

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Suffolk County Council

Surrey County Council

Wakefield Council

West Sussex County Council