Paris Terrorist Attacks

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department – in the House of Commons at 3:44 pm on 16 November 2015.

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Photo of Theresa May Theresa May The Secretary of State for the Home Department 3:44, 16 November 2015

My hon. Friend is right. I first met Sir Peter Ricketts when he was the national security adviser, so he is well aware of the issues of national security and counter-terrorism work. He has done an outstanding job as our ambassador in France. I worked closely with him in the summer on the issue in Calais, and he and his staff have worked tirelessly over the weekend to ensure that consular support was available to those British families who were caught up in the terrible attacks, and that every assistance was given to the French authorities in the work that they were doing.