Question follow-through · 95208
Freight: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the risk of organised-crime groups targeting high-value freight loads during peak retail periods; and what steps she is taking to improve freight-security measures.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 27 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 4 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the risk of organised-crime groups targeting high-value freight loads during peak retail periods; and what steps she is taking to improve freight-security measures.
1 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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4 Dec 2025
Answer published
This Government recognises the serious threat that freight crime poses to businesses, drivers, and the wider economy. Through the HGV parking and driver welfare grant scheme (MFGS), the Department for Transport and industry partners are projected to deliv...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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