Written Question·Home Office·UIN 101706

Police: Rural Areas

Tabled: 18 December 2025

Answered: 9 January 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delayed police response times on (a) crime reporting and (b) public confidence in rural communities.

Answer

Sarah Jones

Rural communities can be assured that visible, neighbourhood policing is returning to our communities. Our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee will deliver more neighbourhood police by the end of the Parliament, whilst also ensuring each community, including...

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