That the Parliament recognises the concerns raised by people in Aberdeenshire East and around Scotland regarding the online exploitation and abuse of children; commends the efforts of the International Justice Mission (IJM) in highlighting child slavery and exploitation overseas; understands that this abuse is supported and enabled by online purchasers in western countries, including Scotland; commends Police Scotland and the National Crime Agency on their work with the IJM to identify and prosecute the buyers and enablers of online child abuse and cybersex trafficking, and further commends them for raising awareness of the problem at a national and international level in order to stop this abuse of children.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Tom Arthur, Claire Baker, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Alexander Burnett, Bruce Crawford, Graeme Dey, Bob Doris, Kate Forbes, Murdo Fraser, Kenneth Gibson, Jenny Gilruth, Mairi Gougeon, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Johann Lamont, Monica Lennon, Gordon Lindhurst, Angus MacDonald, Gordon MacDonald, Lewis Macdonald, Fulton MacGregor, Rona Mackay, Ben Macpherson, Ruth Maguire, John Mason, Joan McAlpine, Ivan McKee, Stuart McMillan, Pauline McNeill, Gil Paterson, Ash Regan, Gail Ross, Alex Rowley, Elaine Smith, Stewart Stevenson, David Torrance