Question follow-through · 5476

Police: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support rural police forces.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
3 Jun 2026
Answer
3 Jun 2026 · 2 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support rural police forces.

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    This Government is introducing the most radical and comprehensive policing reforms in nearly 200 years. We will modernise policing in this country – equipping it to tackle more sophisticated, online, and cross-border crimes (like wildlife crime and organi...

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