UK Border Force Debate

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Department: Home Office

UK Border Force

David Ruffley Excerpts
Monday 7th November 2011

(13 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait Mrs May
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Because a proper process is being undertaken. Further investigation by Dave Wood is taking place to ascertain the full extent of what happened.

David Ruffley Portrait Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds) (Con)
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I trust my right hon. Friend to sort out the sloppy and lax management culture that has prevailed at this agency for too long. May I ask about her excellent idea for a border police command? When will it be introduced and how many police will be detailed to it? What the public want now is even more reassurance that our borders are going to be safe.

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait Mrs May
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The intention is that the National Crime Agency will be established in 2013. It will be necessary for legislation to go through the House to establish the NCA, and the border police command will be part of the national crime agency. I am not able, at this point, to say how many police will go to the border police command. I am sure that my hon. Friend will appreciate that, given what has taken place, it is now necessary for us to have another look at exactly what we intend to do with that border police command.