Written questions

Crime: Westminster Bridge

Commons · Question 26887 · Tabled 28 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 5 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23517 on Crime: Westminster Bridge, which public bodies are responsible for law enforcement in relation to (a) unlawful gambling, (b) unlawful street vendor

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 5 Feb 2025

Localised incidents of illegal gambling are the responsibility of the relevant licensing authority and relevant police force. In the case of Westminster Bridge, this is Westminster City Council and the Metropolitan Police. The police are able to ask stree...