Question follow-through · 7788
Shoplifting: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional (a) funding and (b) support she is providing to Avon and Somerset Police to tackle shoplifting in Yeovil constituency.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 8 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional (a) funding and (b) support she is providing to Avon and Somerset Police to tackle shoplifting in Yeovil constituency.
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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15 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the importance of visible neighbourhood policing in deterring crime including shoplifting. That is why we are strengthening neighbourhood policing so officers can focus on local priorities including retail crime.We will deliver 1...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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