Written Question·Home Office·UIN 110159

Police: Training

Tabled: 2 February 2026
Answered: 10 February 2026

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has she made of the potential benefit of establishing a joint Public order, firearms and tactics training centre in Cambridgeshire.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The use of police resources and the provision of training within police forces is a matter for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners, who are operationally independent of government.