Question follow-through · 65306

Bicycles: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on reducing the level of bike thefts.

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Department for Transport
Tabled
7 Jul 2025
Target answer date
9 Jul 2025
Answer
14 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 7 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on reducing the level of bike thefts.

  2. 9 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Secretary of State for Transport has not had any recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on reducing the level of bike thefts but I am aware that cycle theft is a major problem, particularly where expensive cycles are co...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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