Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 127537
Police
Tabled: 15 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Downing Street press release of 9 April 2025, on policing, what definition the Prime Minister’s office uses of the term 'across the country' in official communications.
Answer
Nick Thomas-SymondsAn official definition does not exist, but it is a term that will be widely recognised by the public.