Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 16404

Rural Areas: Crime

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026

Question

Sir Julian Smith

ConservativeSkipton and Ripon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle rural crime.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
This Government is committed to tackling rural crime and safeguarding rural communities. That is why Defra has worked closely with the Home Office and the National Police Chiefs’ Council to deliver the 2025-28 Rural and Wildlife Crime Strategy which was p...

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