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Terrorism: Northern Ireland

Question for Northern Ireland Office

UIN 40483, tabled on 14 June 2016

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment she has made of the potential terror threat to the UK posed by people entering Northern Ireland via the land border with the Republic of Ireland.

Answered on

27 June 2016

Tackling terrorism, wherever it originates, is the highest priority for this Government. Co-operation with the Irish authorities is strong.

They have repeatedly shown they are fully committed to tackling terrorism and are having considerable success in doing so.