Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 95208

Freight: Security

Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025

Question

Alex Mayer

LabourDunstable and Leighton Buzzard

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the risk of organised-crime groups targeting high-value freight loads during peak retail periods; and what steps she is taking to improve freight-security measures.

Answer

Keir Mather
This Government recognises the serious threat that freight crime poses to businesses, drivers, and the wider economy. Through the HGV parking and driver welfare grant scheme (MFGS), the Department for Transport and industry partners are projected to deliv...

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