Written Question·Home Office·UIN 31392

Shoplifting: Rural Areas

Tabled: 12 February 2025
Answered: 28 February 2025

Question

Ben Goldsborough

LabourSouth Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce shoplifting in rural convenience stores.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
In the last year of the previous government, shop theft soared to a twenty-year high, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers. We will not stand for this.No matter where you live, we are clear that when you report a crime...

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