A question on #Shoplifting tabled by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi on 16-06-2025 has been answered by Dame Diana Johnson.

Heading: Shoplifting
Question ID: 1812907
UIN: 60063
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-16
Asking Member ID: 4638
Asking Member display name: Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Asking Member handle: TanDhesi
Asking Member Twitter reference: @TanDhesi
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with retailers on the prevention of shoplifting.
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Date answered: 2025-06-24
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Is holding answer: false
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: Shop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level and we will not stand for it. That’s why our Crime and Policing Bill introduces a new offence of assaulting a retail worker to protect the hardworking and dedicated staff that work in stores. Also ...
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Answering body ID: 1
Answering body name: Home Office
Tweeted: true