Written questions

Delivery Services: Safety

Commons · Question 64331 · Tabled 1 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 9 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help protect supermarket delivery drivers from (a) threats, (b) abuse and (c) violence.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 9 Jul 2025

This Government recognises the dedicated work delivery drivers do, especially when their efforts support the most vulnerable in our society. We are determined to protect them from any form of assault, whether verbal or physical, as part of our wider work ...