Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of drug trafficking networks operating in and through Venezuela on the UK and its overseas territories.

Drug misuse can have a devastating impact on the safety, productivity, and health and wellbeing of our communities.

The UK takes a global approach to continuously assess the impact of global drug trafficking, working with international partners to try and reduce the flow of drugs to the UK and to ensure we stay flexible and coordinated in our response.

Tackling the supply of drugs and drug trafficking remains a priority for this Government and will play a critical role in making our streets safer. We are taking an end-to-end approach, including working with law enforcement partners upstream and at the UK border to tackle the gangs responsible for drug trafficking.