Written Question·Home Office·UIN 42921
National Rural Crime Unit and National Wildlife Crime Unit: Northern Ireland
Tabled: 31 March 2025
Answered: 7 April 2025
Named DayQuestion
Robin Swann
Ulster Unionist Party — South Antrim
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much and what proportion of funding allocated to the (a) National Rural Crime Unit and (b) National Wildlife Crime Unit will be for (i) operations and (ii) activities in Northern Ireland.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonChief Constables have operational independence to tackle the crimes that matter most to their communities; these decisions will inform the support that they request and receive from the units in question.