Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to identify and address the drivers of crime.

Crime is down by more than a fifth under this Government, according to the independent Crime Survey for England and Wales.

We are addressing the key drivers of crime by reshaping our approach to alcohol; tackling illicit and harmful drug use; taking action in a number of areas to stop young people getting involved in crime; and closing off opportunities to commit crimes, for example by legislating on metal theft.