That the Parliament acknowledges that human trafficking is not just confined to major cities; notes that Dunfermline featured on a list of places in Scotland where victims have been identified over the last five years; understands that figures, which have recently been published as part of Scotland's strategy to deal with trafficking and exploitation, suggest that, although the crime has been identified at 272 locations across the country's 32 local authorities, 54% of people do not believe that it is an issue in their area; condemns human trafficking as an appalling abuse of human rights, which impacts on some of the most vulnerable in society and has wide-reaching consequences; notes that these latest figures record over 1,500 potential victims in 2016, which represents a 52% increase on 2013; believes that greater awareness of this exploitation of adults and children will be key to bringing it to an end; acknowledges the work of the organisations that are backing such an awareness-raising campaign, which include Police Scotland, Migrant Help and the Trafficking Awareness Raising Alliance; stresses the importance of bringing this largely hidden crime out into the open, and encourages people to report any concerns they may have, regardless of how minor they feel these concerns might be.
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Peter Chapman, Maurice Corry, Neil Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Maurice Golden, Jamie Greene, Rachael Hamilton, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Gordon Lindhurst, Dean Lockhart, Tom Mason, Ivan McKee, Pauline McNeill, Ash Regan, Alex Rowley, John Scott, Liz Smith, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle