David Reed MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Police: TrainingHome OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2026WithdrawnUIN 17663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training or exercises to prepare for civil unrest arising from a major national crisis have been conducted in the last 12 months, broken down by (a) police force and (b) number of exercises.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPolice: TrainingHome OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training or exercises to prepare for civil unrest arising from a major national crisis have been conducted in the last 12 months, broken down by (a) police force and (b) number of exercises.
Answer: The College of Policing is responsible for providing guidance and training to police. Whilst the police are operationally independent, this government is committed to ensuring the police have the capabilities needed to respond to violent disorder wherever...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Civil DisorderHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the capacity of the police mutual aid system to respond to simultaneous civil disorder in multiple police force areas.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring the police have the capabilities needed to respond to violent disorder wherever it occurs.Following the Summer 2024 disorder, His Majesty’s Inspectorate for Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services identified gaps in centra...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services Network: OutagesHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency arrangements are in place to maintain police communications in the event of a failure of the Emergency Services Network or wider telecommunications infrastructure.
Answer: The Emergency Services Network (ESN) is designed as a mission-critical communications service, with resilience built into its end-to-end architecture, governance and operational arrangements. It will provide police and other emergency services with priori...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 900974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of small boat arrivals were removed in 2025.
Answer: Around 7% of individuals removed or returned in the year ending March 2026 had arrived in the UK via small boat. We are targeting those behind these unacceptable crossings, with Organised Immigration Crime arrests up 55%, wider disruptions to criminal smu...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
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