INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING

That this House supports the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK Branch in hosting its International Parliamentary Conference on International Migration and Human Trafficking, from 2 to 7 February 2009 in the Palace of Westminster for 40 colleagues from Commonwealth and other Parliaments; notes that this relevant conference seeks to equip parliamentarians better to hold their executives to account on the challenges of mutually beneficial migration management and curbing human trafficking; further notes that to be debated are key issues including migration and development in origin countries, coherence in destination country immigration policies, child migration, migrant rights, integration of migrant and settled communities, defining human trafficking, policy priorities and protecting the trafficked; and concludes that this initiative reflects this parliament's commitment to international outreach activities to strengthen parliamentary democracy.