Lord Morrow told the Assembly his Christian faith underpinned his decision to bring forward a private member's bill on Human Trafficking and Exploitation, on 9 December 2014.

MLAS were debating the final stage of the bill.

"As a Christian I have always very strongly believed that every human person is in the image of God, and therefore has an intrinsic dignity that must be respected," he said.

He said that every member of the house agreed that "human trafficking is a heinous crime that needs to be tackled in this province".

Lord Morrow said that Clause 15, which would criminalise paying for sex, was "clearly the most divisive aspect of my bill".

He noted that "of those voting, nearly 90% voted for it".

Raymond McCartney of Sinn Fein said "the core of the bill is an attempt to tackle exploitation", and he commended Lord Morrow for his work.

Justice Committee chairman Paul Givan of the DUP said the bill gave "a voice to the voiceless in this society", and that, "in my view the Assembly should be proud of this bill".

The debate continued after Question Time.

You can see the second part of the debate here.