Drugs: Retail Trade
Lords · Question HL16700 · Tabled 23 Apr 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Wigley
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to strengthen the role of the police in investigating and initiating prosecutions of those involved in trading illicit drugs in town centre shops in (1) England, and (2) Wales.
Answer
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 27 Apr 2026
The Government is committed to tackling criminality in our town centres.In partnership with the National Crime Agency (NCA) and policing we are targeting organised crime groups at every stage of the drug supply chain, combatting illicit finance, disruptin...