Border Force

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown Excerpts
Wednesday 4th September 2013

(11 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mark Harper Portrait Mr Harper
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I am grateful for my hon. Friend’s comment. I had the great pleasure of visiting Tilbury with her early in my time as Immigration Minister, and was very impressed with the engagement of staff there. As she says, the report confirms making Border Force a stand-alone organisation in the Home Office was the right thing to do. It has enabled the organisation to focus on delivering on the operating mandate, and I think that under the new permanent leadership of Sir Charles Montgomery, that process will continue.

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown Portrait Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP)
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Is the substance of what is reported in the national newspapers accurate or inaccurate, and what challenges does the Minister think still remain?