Nigel Dodds – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Dodds on 2015-10-28.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Frontex and Europol in countering terrorism.

Mr John Hayes

The UK undertakes parliamentary scrutiny of activity when appropriate, and works closely with other European Member States to ensure that both organisations conduct their roles effectively. In 2015 the UK supported the implementation of the Europol Internet Referrals Unit and Europol Counter Terrorism Centre, while emphasising that national security remains a reserved matter under Article 4(2) of the Treaty for European Union.