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<p>Managing the risks posed by the by-products of illegally laundered fuel is a devolved
matter for the Northern Ireland Executive. I understand that fuel laundering is regularly
on the agenda when the Justice Minister David Ford meets his counterpart in the Republic
of Ireland; and that the Minister for the Environment, Mark H. Durkan, regularly discusses
waste crime in North South Ministerial Council meetings.</p><p>In related areas, HM
Revenue and Customs is active in promoting cross-border co-operation to tackle fuel
laundering, including through chairing meetings of the Cross Border Fuel Group, which
includes representatives of the PSNI, NCA, Environment Agency and their opposite numbers
from the Republic of Ireland.</p><p>The British Irish Council is a forum for co-operation
on matters of mutual interest between the eight Member Administrations. It may not
therefore be the best means of raising issues which specifically concern only some
of those Members. We shall continue, however, to make all the efforts we can to ensure
the most effective co-operation on these issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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