Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“If he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to prevent the use of fire and rehire practices in the food production and processing sector.”
Tabled: 10 June 2021Answered: 17 June 2021
Asked by
Ian Lavery
Labour — Blyth and Ashington
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Yvette Cooper)
Too many town centres and high streets have been hit in recent years by soaring levels of shoplifting and street crime, and damaging antisocial behaviour, at the same time as neighbourhood police have been heavily cut. The Government are introducing new powers to tackle antisocial behaviour and shop crime, and rebuilding neighbourhood police on our streets.