Question follow-through · 127775

Stalking

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle stalking.

answeredCameron ThomasHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
15 Apr 2026
Target answer date
20 Apr 2026
Answer
21 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle stalking.

  2. 20 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    Stalking is an insidious crime that can leave victims living in fear just going about their daily lives. The Crime Survey for England and Wales for the year ending March 2025 estimated that 3.5% of people aged 16 to 59 years had experienced stalking in th...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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