(North Antrim)
(DUP): I, too, wish to extend my thoughts and prayers to the
families, and to all those who have been bereaved or injured by
these horrendous, horrible and evil attacks. The Vienna authorities
have indicated that they failed to act on some of the advice they
were given, and I hope that such a criticism could never be made of
our British authorities and the good work they do. The jihadist and
Islamist terror threat, and the Irish terror threat, are well known
and well voiced, and this adds weight to calls to have the Muslim
Brotherhood proscribed in this country. Will the Minister take this
opportunity to commend the work of the National Crime
Agency? It has a magnificent approach to its work across
all the United Kingdom, and it works closely with our authorities
in Northern Ireland. Is there any effort to extend that
organisation’s footprint in Northern Ireland?
The Minister for Security (): I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for
highlighting the excellent work done by the National
Crime Agency. Earlier this year I was able to travel to
Northern Ireland and see the actions of the NCA,
and meet some of the officers who are doing sterling work in
Belfast and across the whole of Northern Ireland. It is important
to continue to support that, and I underline the connections
between the National Crime Agency and
counter-terrorism policing. If any links or intelligence straddle
organised crime and terrorism, those should be picked up, and we
must ensure that that strong co-ordination has the effect on our
security and safety that we all wish to see.
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