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My hon.

I cannot get into details that relate to operational independence and decisions made by the agencies in live investigations, but what I woul

A strong border is critical to counter-terrorism. The Contest 2023 strategy clearly sets that out.

As the Contest strategy refresh makes clear, a broad range of ideologies and narratives draw people into supporting terrorism.

Having visited the reception centres at Western Jet Foil and Manston, and having been working closely on ensuring that the right facilities,

Northern Ireland-related terrorism remains a serious threat, particularly in Northern Ireland.

I made some reference to the specific nature of the threat posed by Northern Ireland-related terrorism.

This is something that really does concern me.

As I said, general ideologies are set out in our Prevent approach and our Contest approach.

The right hon. Gentleman is right to refer to this very regrettable feature of modern day counter-terrorism.