Written questions

Police: Rural Areas

Commons · Question 24883 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Josh Fenton-Glynn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to expand provision of police in semi-rural and rural areas.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 9 Sep 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.The N...