Question follow-through · 73219

Smuggling: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of freight crime on the economy since 2020.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
2 Sept 2025
Answer
8 Sept 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of freight crime on the economy since 2020.

  2. 2 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is aware of the rising frequency of freight crime and the damaging impact it can have on businesses and the economy. The Government is working closely with the police, wider automative industry, and the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence S...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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