Mobile Phones: Theft — Written Question

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral evidence to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee on 3 June 2025, HC 523, whether her Department plans to pilot enhanced device-blocking and cross-platform verifi

Answer

Sarah Jones

Mobile phone theft causes significant distress to victims and fuels wider criminality, and the Government is determined to reduce it. We recognise the important role that technical solutions, such as options aimed at preventing stolen devices from accessi...

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