| Heading: |
Freight: Theft |
| Question ID: |
1820806 |
| UIN: |
66030 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-07-08 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5179 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Kirsteen Sullivan
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| Asking Member handle: |
@kittysull1
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@@kittysull1
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has consider the potential merits of introducing a specific offence group classification for thefts involving high value goods from (a) haulage and (b) freight vehicles. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-11 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4849 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Alex Davies-Jones
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| Answering Member handle: |
AlexDaviesJones
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@AlexDaviesJones
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| Answer text: |
The Government recognises the distress felt by those who are victims of theft, and such matters should be reported, investigated and, where appropriate, taken through the courts to provide justice. Theft of goods, regardless of value, is a criminal offenc... |
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| Answering body ID: |
54 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Justice |
| Tweeted: |
true |