Question follow-through · 106301
Police: Washington and Gateshead South
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate policing in Washington and Gateshead South constituency.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 16 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 21 Jan 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate policing in Washington and Gateshead South constituency.
21 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Government’s Safer Streets Mission sets a clear expectation for policing to deliver safer communities and improved public confidence. An effective, well-supported police service is central to achieving this.For 2025-26, a total of up to £422.2 million...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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