Luke Akehurst MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Crime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the consistency of crime recording practices between police forces for offences involving (a) livestock, (b) horses, (c) agricultural vehicles and machinery and (d) fly
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she can provide an update to the Rural Crime Strategy, including when she expects it to be published, and what performance indicators will be used to assess progress against its objectives.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that police response times in rural areas are not consistently lower than in urban areas.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer to Question 27081, whether her Department has considered whether it should set up a national dataset of average police response times to incident in rural areas.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Machinery: TheftHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has assessed the effectiveness of agricultural machinery identification and marking schemes, including CESAR, in reducing theft and increasing recovery rates; and whether she pl
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had since 1 January 2025 with ministers and law enforcement agencies in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) the Republic of Ireland on tackling organised rur
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what central Government funding streams are available in 2026-27 for (a) rural crime prevention, (b) rural crime intelligence activity and (c) support for victims of rural crime; and what criteria are
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish annual statistics on rural crime by offence category, including for each police force area the number of offences recorded, charges brought and convictions secured.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Wardens: Electric BicyclesHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered introducing powers for Neighbourhood Wardens to seize e-bikes used in anti-social behaviour.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling the anti-social use of vehicles, including e-bikes. The Crime and Policing Act 2026 strengthened police powers under section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002 for vehicles being used anti-socially, by removing the re...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of dedicated rural crime officers and rural crime coordinators on preventing and detecting crime in rural communities.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant impact that offences such as agricultural machinery theft and fuel theft can have on rural communities, farmers and businesses. While rural crime is not recorded as a distinct category within police recorded crime...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on average police response times to incidents in rural areas by police force area in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office does not currently hold a national dataset of average police response times to incidents in rural areas.The Home Secretary has been clear that she wants the Home Office to play a greater role in monitoring and improving police performance....
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve cross-border intelligence sharing between police forces to help tackle rural crime.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant impact that offences such as agricultural machinery theft and fuel theft can have on rural communities, farmers and businesses. While rural crime is not recorded as a distinct category within police recorded crime...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Machinery and Fuels: TheftHome OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of recent trends in (a) agricultural machinery theft and (b) fuel theft affecting rural communities.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant impact that offences such as agricultural machinery theft and fuel theft can have on rural communities, farmers and businesses. While rural crime is not recorded as a distinct category within police recorded crime...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWaste: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the adequacy of the level of protection provided to farmers and landowners who report organised wast
Answer: The Government recognises the impact that organised waste crime can have on farmers, landowners and local communities, including the challenges faced by those who come forward to report it.While the Home Secretary has not held recorded discussions with th...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department is providing to police forces in adopting modern technologies to the identification of trends across complaints, misconduct, training, supervision and welfare data.
Answer: The Government does not determine which technology police forces procure or deploy. This is a matter for operationally independent Chief Constables, held accountable by directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners.The Home Office does recognise the imp...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to equip police forces to identify patterns of misconduct, welfare issues, and organisational risks through analysis of existing workforce data.
Answer: The Government does not determine which technology police forces procure or deploy. This is a matter for operationally independent Chief Constables, held accountable by directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners.The Home Office does recognise the imp...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential for artificial intelligence technology to allow police forces to securely integrate information from across agencies to identify risk and suppo
Answer: The Government does not determine which technology police forces procure or deploy. This is a matter for operationally independent Chief Constables, held accountable by directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners.The Home Office does recognise the imp...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 900978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce illegal migration.
Answer: Last November, we announced the most significant reforms to the asylum system in a generation, and on 30 June introduced the Immigration and Asylum Bill to deliver them.We are already backing these reforms with action: by December 2025, returns had increa...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
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