United Front Work Department Debate

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Department: Home Office

United Front Work Department

Robin Swann Excerpts
Monday 16th December 2024

(2 days, 11 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Dan Jarvis Portrait Dan Jarvis
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Yes, I can give that assurance.

Robin Swann Portrait Robin Swann (South Antrim) (UUP)
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The urgent question asked about the extent of the United Front Works Department’s operations in the United Kingdom. What is the Minister’s assessment of that department’s work with, or within, the devolved Administrations?

Dan Jarvis Portrait Dan Jarvis
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The hon. Member makes an important point. On the nature of the threat, I refer him to the annual threat lecture given by the director general of MI5 back in October. We work incredibly closely with all the devolved Administrations, and I hope at some point to visit the hon. Member’s part of the world.