Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“What steps her Department is taking to support farmers with fuel costs.”
Tabled: 21 May 2026Answered: 4 June 2026
Asked by
Claire Young
Liberal Democrat — Thornbury and Yate
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
Dame Diana Johnson
The Government recognise the importance of tackling rural crime. We are committed to safeguarding rural communities with tougher measures to clamp down on antisocial behaviour and strengthen neighbourhood policing and stronger laws to prevent farm theft and fly-tipping. The national rural crime unit provides police forces with specialist operational support in respect of the theft of farming or construction machinery, livestock theft, fly-tipping, fuel theft and equine crime.