Part of Home Department – in the House of Commons at on 18 September 2023.
Tulip Siddiq
Shadow Minister (Treasury)
The same shops and newsagents on Kilburn High Road in my Constituency are constantly targeted by criminals, who shoplift but also intimidate staff. When I raised the issue with the police, they said they receive 1,000 calls a day from central north London alone, limiting their ability to deal with it. What plans does the Minister have to increase the resources to deal with this sort of crime, especially retail theft?
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