Debates between Lord Foster of Bath and Lord Hogan-Howe during the 2024 Parliament

Rural Crime: NFU Mutual Report

Debate between Lord Foster of Bath and Lord Hogan-Howe
Thursday 12th September 2024

(3 months, 1 week ago)

Lords Chamber
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My Lords, given—as we have already heard from the Minister—the very special challenges and additional costs faced by councils and police forces in rural areas, does the Minister believe that it is fair that, currently, they get less funding per head than urban areas? What plans do the Government have to introduce a funding formula that is fair to rural communities.