Oral Question·Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
“What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in the cost of living on achieving the Government's levelling up agenda.”
Tabled: 6 September 2022Answered: 12 September 2022
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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.