Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Neil Shastri-Hurst and Sarah Jones

Monday 15th September 2025 Commons Chamber

[Sarah Jones]

So far, we have had really good feedback from over 500 town centres that have taken part in the safer streets summer initiative. That initiative finishes at the end of September, so we will have proper analysis then, but it is our priority to ensure that our police have the resources they need all year round.

[Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst (Solihull West and Shirley) (Con)]

T9. When will levels of shoplifting finally reduce rather than rise, as they have under this Government?

[Sarah Jones]

As we were discussing earlier, targeting shoplifting is an absolute priority for this Government. We have a raft of interventions and we are taking legislative action to protect our retail workers, who have been particularly affected by a massive increase in abuse as well as a rise in crime.