Oral Question·Ministry of Justice
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 9 September 2026Answered: 15 September 2026
Asked by
Danny Beales
Labour — Uxbridge and South Ruislip
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Justice
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Yvette Cooper)
The Government are increasing funding for the National Crime Agency by £58 million next year, with £150 million over the next two years for the Border Security Command to tackle organised immigration crime. The whole House will welcome the recent action by the National Crime Agency to arrest major suspects in people smuggler gangs.