Oral Answers to Questions

Jessica Morden Excerpts

Monday 9th February 2026 Commons Chamber

[Shabana Mahmood]

We are already taking action. We will go much further, and we will not stop until we have restored order to our border.

[Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab)]

T7. City centre safety is a top concern of residents in Newport East, so I was pleased to hear from Gwent police last Friday that crime is coming down thanks to extra measures and resources. I also draw the Minister’s attention to Gwent police’s new Project Vigilant scheme, which uses undercover officers to protect women and girls in the night-time economy. Alongside that, what more are the Government doing to make our city centres safer?

[The Minister for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones)]

We are putting more money into policing. We are introducing respect orders. We are bringing back the rule that any theft of items whose value is under £200 must be investigated by the police. We are putting thousands more officers into our town centres. We are working with retailers to use new technology to tackle crime. We are introducing live facial recognition to get these nasty criminals locked up where they belong. I am very much looking forward to working with my hon. Friend, and perhaps even visiting her constituency at some point.