HC Deb 10 May 2004 vol 421 c68W
21. Phil Sawford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the proposed Serious Organised Crime Agency. [171336]

Paul Goggins

Serious organised crime poses a substantial and sophisticated threat to the UK. The Serious Organised Crime Agency will provide an effective response by reducing organisational boundaries, linking intelligence and operations, and providing a single point of contact for all matters related to such crimes.