46177 (2024). Hon Dr Duncan Webb to the Minister of Justice

46177 (2024). Hon Dr Duncan Webb to the Minister of Justice: When will he expect the first recommendations from the Ministerial Working Group set up to advise in respect of retail crime referred to when he stated in question time on 30 July 2024 that "And, of course, we're not setting up a working group to wait for two years. I've made it very clear that I want that group, which will be chaired by Sunny Kaushal, to come up with specific proposals, quickly, on how we can deal with the retail crime that we've got. We need to make progress faster in that area"?

Hon Paul Goldsmith: A Ministerial "Working Group" has not been established and therefore cannot provide recommendations because it does not exist. If the Member is referring to the Ministerial Advisory Group for Victims of Retail Crime, I have already answered this question in response to WPQ 44042 (2024).