Asked by: Nigel Huddleston (Conservative - Droitwich and Evesham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to the urgent question of 14 January 2025 on Drones: High-security Prisons, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the work of the organised crime groups on crime and disorder in the locality of (a) HMP Long Lartin and (b) other affected prisons.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office)
It is the responsibility of police, prisons, and the probation service to work collaboratively in order to assess and respond to the threat from Serious and Organised Crime in prison.
Serious and organised crime is a major threat to the national security and prosperity of the UK and organised crime groups continue to diversify their tactics, exploiting technology and online platforms.
The Government is committed to tackling serious and organised crime in all its forms and ensuring police have the capabilities they need protect communities from harm.
We are delivering the Safer Streets mission to create a safer, fairer country for all and have increased funding for policing by more than half a billion pounds next year, including over £260million for the core grant and additional funding for neighbourhood policing.
Asked by: Nigel Huddleston (Conservative - Droitwich and Evesham)
Question to the Home Office:
What steps she is taking to tackle cyber crime.
Answered by Ben Wallace
This Government takes the threat of cyber crime extremely seriously, which is why we have committed to spending £1.9 billion to deliver the National Cyber Security Strategy. This includes boosting the capabilities of the National Crime Agency’s National Cyber Crime Unit and investing in the cyber teams within Regional Organised Crime Units to bolster our response.
Asked by: Nigel Huddleston (Conservative - Droitwich and Evesham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of whether Hezbollah is a unified organisation under a single leadership.
Answered by Ben Wallace
The UK proscription regime distinguishes between the political and military wings of Hizballah. The UK proscribed Hizballah’s External Security Organisation in March 2001 and in 2008 the proscription was extended to Hizballah’s military apparatus.
Asked by: Nigel Huddleston (Conservative - Droitwich and Evesham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to uphold the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969 allowing existing EU citizens already living and working in the UK to retain their existing rights throughout and following negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
Answered by James Brokenshire
The Government has been clear that there will be no immediate changes in the circumstances of European nationals and their family members entering or currently residing in the UK.