Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress she has made on operating the National Crime Agency in Northern Ireland.

The Northern Ireland Assembly recently agreed to the making of an Order which will enable the National Crime Agency (NCA) to be fully operational in Northern Ireland. That Order has been considered by Committees in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords on 10^th March and will be made before dissolution, subject to the approval of both Houses.