§ Mr. David StewartTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on his assessment of the possible security threats posed by the importation of firearms, drugs and other dangerous goods into the UK by post. [183498]
§ John HealeyHM Customs and Excise are responsible for the detection of prohibited and restricted goods into the United Kingdom. With other agencies, they keep possible security threats tinder constant review and align their deployment of resources according to the level of assessed risk.