Part of 2. Questions to the Leader of the House and Chief Whip (in respect of her portfolio responsibilities) – in the Senedd at 2:32 pm on 6 December 2017.
Diolch, Llywydd. Modern slavery, clearly, affects or impacts across Wales, but there's a particular west-east issue in north Wales, where human trafficking through Holyhead port is a huge issue. North Wales lost its anti-slavery co-ordinator after three years of funding expired, when a charity was established—Haven of Light—to liaise with statutory partners, the voluntary sector, North Wales Police, local authorities, their lead officer in Anglesey on human trafficking, and so on. They've identified that the situation is getting worse. There's no safe house, reception centre facilities in north Wales, and the lack of an anti-slavery co-ordinator on a regional basis has created a gap, clearly, which they're filling. How will you engage, not only nationally, but directly with the north Wales network of bodies now working actively in this area, to tackle what is, worryingly, a growing problem?