Written Question·Home Office·UIN 27743
Shoplifting
Tabled: 30 January 2025
Answered: 7 February 2025
Question
Matt Bishop
Labour — Forest of Dean
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle retail crime.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonIn the last year of the previous government shoplifting soared to a twenty-year high, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe on the job.This Government will...
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