Written question asked by Mark Pritchard (Conservative) on Monday, 4 December 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 December 2006. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Thursday, 14 December 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.

Organised Crime

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with his (a) Bulgarian and (b) Romanian counterparts on serious and organised crime.

Answer: Home Office Ministers have frequent discussions with Bulgarian and Romanian Ministers on a range of issues including serious and organised crime. These discussions take place during inward visits to the UK—(most recently for example, Baroness Scotland met the Romanian Minister of Justice in October), in multilateral fora, and during visits to the region. Most recently, the former Home Secretary (Mr. Clarke) visited both countries in April 2006.

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