A question on #Shoplifting tabled by Matt Bishop on 30-01-2025 has been answered by Dame Diana Johnson.

Heading: Shoplifting
Question ID: 1760467
UIN: 27743
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-01-30
Asking Member ID: 5323
Asking Member display name: Matt Bishop
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Matt Bishop
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle retail crime.
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Date answered: 2025-02-07
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 1533
Answering Member display name: Dame Diana Johnson
Answering Member handle: DianaJohnsonMP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @DianaJohnsonMP
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Answer text: In the last year of the previous government shoplifting soared to a twenty-year high, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe on the job.This Government will...
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Answering body ID: 1
Answering body name: Home Office
Tweeted: true