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Pimping Websites and Paying for Sex

P003025 - 03 December 2024

Presentations: 1
Presenters: 1

At a Glance

This petition concerning pimping websites and paying for sex was presented to Parliament once by 1 MP.

Issue Summary

The petition addresses the commercial sexual exploitation fuelled by men who pay for sex, facilitated by pimping websites that operate without legal consequences.

Action Requested

The House of Commons is asked to urge the Government to outlaw pimping websites and paying for sex, while providing support rather than sanctions to victims of sexual exploitation.

Key Facts

  • The petition was presented on the ninth day of the United Nations’ 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.
  • Pimping websites operate with impunity.

Presentation Timeline

MPs presented this petition on the following dates. Each card shows the presenters and any recorded remarks.

Presented
03 December 2024
Kirsteen Sullivan Labour (Co-op)
Bathgate and Linlithgow
I rise on the ninth day of the United Nations’ 16 days of activism against gender-based violence to present a petition on behalf of residents of the United Kingdom on commercial sexual exploitation. The minority of men who pay for sex are fuelling a brutal sex trafficking trade, aided by pimping websites that operate with impunity. The petition states:
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