Oral Question·Home Office
“What steps her Department is taking to tackle serious and organised crime.”
Tabled: 19 November 2024Answered: 25 November 2024
Asked by
Paul Waugh
Labour (Co-op) — Rochdale
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
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.