Security in Northern Ireland

Part of Opposition Day — [10th Allotted Day] – in the House of Commons at 12:44 pm on 21 November 2012.

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Photo of Naomi Long Naomi Long Alliance, Belfast East 12:44, 21 November 2012

On the issue of crime in general, does the right hon. Gentleman agree that, as a consequence of our history of paramilitary activity, racketeering is a particular problem in Northern Ireland, as many people who have moved away from their paramilitary past have not moved away from its associated criminality?