Written Question·Home Office·UIN 12611

Crime: Rural Areas

Tabled: 4 November 2024
Answered: 12 November 2024

Question

Rebecca Smith

ConservativeSouth West Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that victims of rural crime in areas with poor (a) phone and (b) internet coverage are able to report those crimes promptly.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
This Government is committed to working with the police and other partners to address the blight of rural crime, with the introduction of stronger powers for the police to tackle antisocial behaviour, and action to tackle farm theft and fly-tipping.We are...

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