Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce car thefts.

The Government is committed to tackling vehicle-related thefts.

We are working closely with police and motor manufacturers through the National Vehicle Crime Working Group, chaired by the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for vehicle crime, taking forward a programme of work to prevent and reduce theft of and from vehicles, which includes training of police officers on methods used to steal vehicles, encouraging vehicle owners to secure their vehicles and working with industry to address vulnerability in vehicle.

A network of vehicle crime leads has also been established, covering all forces, to ensure better sharing of information and intelligence.