Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Sarah Jones and James Asser

Monday 13th July 2026 Commons Chamber

[James Asser (West Ham and Beckton) (Lab)]

T3.   Recently, I witnessed an attempted phone snatch outside one of my stations by three masked youths on electric bikes; fortunately, they were unsuccessful, but residents raised this as major concern at a community neighbourhood safety forum. Will my hon. Friend outline what progress we are making against tackling phone theft? Does she agree that the phone companies should do much more to ensure that criminals cannot profit from phone snatching?

[Sarah Jones]

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Operation Reckoning is delivering the Met’s largest ever enforcement response to phone theft. In the 12 months to May, phone theft in London fell by 18% on the previous year, and it pretty much halved in the west end, where we see most of that occur. He is right that phone companies need to do more. If phone theft does not continue to fall, we will take further action.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Sarah Jones and James Asser

Thursday 31st October 2024 Commons Chamber

[Sarah Jones]

For a Government who do not get business, it is surprising, is it not, that we got £63 billion of investment through the international investment summit—twice what the previous Government managed after two years of planning it? The Government are working very closely with the automotive industry. We know that the global situation is very difficult and I talk to Mike Hawes very often, which is why we put £2 billion of funding into the Budget yesterday. It is also why we are working very closely with the sector to create the conditions we need to transition to electric vehicles and to protect our industry in a way that the previous Government, frankly, failed to do.

[James Asser (West Ham and Beckton) (Lab)]

5. What recent steps he has taken to help prevent e-bike battery fires.