Question follow-through · 22625

Drugs: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Department is taking to increase the number of drug searches at transport hubs.

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
9 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Department is taking to increase the number of drug searches at transport hubs.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to tackling the supply and movement of illegal drugs, including through transport networks and at the UK border.Decisions on the use of stop and search are operational matters for the police, based on local intelligence, threat...

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