Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the press notice entitled Prime Minister unveils game changing investment to tackle national security threat from people smuggling gangs, published on 4 November 2024, whether the £75m funding announced for Border Security Command is in addition to the funding allocations set out in the Autumn Budget 2024.

The Border Security Command is funded from within the Home Office’s Spending Review settlement, as announced at the Budget.