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Freight: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in freight-related crime; and what measures her Department are implementing in collaboration with (a) police forces and (b) industry to reduce

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Tabled
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
19 Nov 2025
Answer
19 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in freight-related crime; and what measures her Department are implementing in collaboration with (a) police forces and (b) industry to reduce

  2. 19 Nov 2025

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  3. 19 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    We fully recognise the serious and growing threat that freight crime poses to businesses, drivers, and the wider economy. This Government is determined to crack down on it. The incidence of cargo theft, where criminals rip the sides of lorries and take th...

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