Question follow-through · 102119

Freight: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of levels of freight crime; and what steps she is taking to improve prevention and enforcement activity to protect haulage operators.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
2 Jan 2026
Target answer date
7 Jan 2026
Answer
7 Jan 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of levels of freight crime; and what steps she is taking to improve prevention and enforcement activity to protect haulage operators.

  2. 7 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Jan 2026

    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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