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Written Question
Organised Crime: Northern Ireland
Wednesday 20th April 2016

Asked by: Seema Kennedy (Conservative - South Ribble)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to tackle organised crime in Northern Ireland.

Answered by Theresa Villiers

The Fresh Start Agreement created a Joint Agency Task Force to identify strategic priorities and co-ordinate joint operations against those involved in cross-border organised crime.

Tackling organised crime in Northern Ireland is primarily a matter for the devolved Department of Justice, under the auspices of the Organised Crime Task Force.

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Oct 2015
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