Question follow-through · 5532
Telecommunications Cables: Theft
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent repeat theft of telecommunications cables in the same location; and whether additional (a) policing resources and (b) surveillance measures are being deployed in ar
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 1 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent repeat theft of telecommunications cables in the same location; and whether additional (a) policing resources and (b) surveillance measures are being deployed in ar
4 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jun 2026
Answer published
This Government recognises the significant distress and disruption that cable theft and vandalism cause for individuals, businesses and critical national infrastructure.That is why we work closely with the National Infrastructure Crime Reduction Partnersh...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Cuckooing
17 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what timeframe her Department has set for publishing statutory guidance to police forces on the offence of cuckooing under the Crime and Policing Act 2026.