Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Damien Egan and Shabana Mahmood

Monday 8th June 2026 Commons Chamber

[Shabana Mahmood]

It is always a pleasure to appear before the Home Affairs Committee, and I thank the right hon. Member and her Committee for their work on this important area. She will know that the money we announced recently will fund work by trading standards, His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and immigration enforcement. If we pick up cases of forced labour, that will engage our modern slavery obligations. That money is part of a full-spectrum response to a complex issue. I saw some of the counterfeit goods when I joined the police on a raid at the end of last week. It is a real problem, and the Government are ensuring that we fund every aspect of how we fix it.

[Damien Egan (Bristol North East) (Lab)]

8. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle extremism.