Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Page 83 of the Integrated Review, whether her Department has a planned timetable for its greater integration with the National Crime Agency.

The Integrated Review does not refer to a structural integration process of the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office and National Crime Agency (NCA) but rather linking of the response at all levels, including internationally. FCDO already works closely with the NCA both in the UK and abroad to engage international partners and tackle Serious Organised Crime threats impacting upon the UK and our interests, and regularly review our collaboration.