Question follow-through · 6917

Crime: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on tackling rural crime.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
4 Jun 2026
Target answer date
8 Jun 2026
Answer
9 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on tackling rural crime.

  2. 8 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Government recognises that there can be challenges in responding to rural crime. That is why the Home Office and Defra collaborated with the National Police Chiefs’ Councils to deliver their renewal of the Rural and Wildlife Crime Strategy, which was ...

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