Written Question·Home Office·UIN 75355

Crime: Retail Trade

Tabled: 5 September 2025
Answered: 22 September 2025

Question

David Simmonds

ConservativeRuislip, Northwood and Pinner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of criminal activity linked to candy retail stores.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Government is committed to ensuring high street businesses such as candy retail stores are not exploited by criminals conducting illicit activity such as money laundering or tax evasion.The Government’s approach to tackling money laundering is set out...

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