VerbatimParliament, as it happens

Drugs: Organised Crime

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 14 July 2025UIN 65176

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of people engaged in county lines activity.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

According to the NCLCC’s latest Strategic Threat and Risk Assessment, 13,084 individuals were identified by the police as linked to County Lines between April 2023 and March 2024.

These individuals had a variety of roles, including offenders, drug users and victims.

Verbatim has judged this answer against the question that was actually asked — answered, partly answered, or evaded. Sign in to see the verdict →

Open this question in Verbatim →

Every written question, searchable

155,000 questions tabled since the election, with the answer each department gave — and the ones still unanswered, with the clock running. Free to search.

Search written questions →Read on Verbatim