Oral Question·Home Office
“What steps her Department is taking to help tackle illegal trading on high streets.”
Tabled: 2 June 2026Answered: 8 June 2026
Asked by
Jo Platt
Labour (Co-op) — Leigh and Atherton
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood)
Dodgy shops are blighting our high streets—we all see them in our constituencies—so this Government have announced a new high street organised crime taskforce, investing £30 million in law enforcement action. That will fund more officers and a nationwide unit based in the National Crime Agency, and will strengthen powers to tackle these criminals.