Question follow-through · 24883

Police: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to expand provision of police in semi-rural and rural areas.

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
9 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to expand provision of police in semi-rural and rural areas.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    This Government is introducing the most radical and comprehensive policing reforms in nearly 200 years. This will support it to tackle cross-border crimes like wildlife crime and organised equipment theft, while also restoring neighbourhood policing.The N...

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