Question follow-through · 99171

Mobile Phones: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with mobile phone companies on improving anti-theft technology.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
11 Dec 2025
Target answer date
15 Dec 2025
Answer
5 Jan 2026 · 25 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with mobile phone companies on improving anti-theft technology.

  2. 15 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is determined to crack down on snatch theft and other crimes which target people's mobile devices. It is working closely with industry and law enforcement to help reduce these crimes.The Government hosted a mobile phone summit on 6 February...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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