Written questions

Police: Rural Areas

Commons · Question 10128 · Tabled 16 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 18 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure localised rural crime teams are supported.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 18 Jun 2026

This Government is introducing the most radical and comprehensive policing reforms in nearly 200 years. This will support it to tackle cross-border crimes like wildlife crime and organised equipment theft, while also restoring neighbourhood policing.With ...