Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Sarah Jones and Rishi Sunak

Monday 26th October 2026 Commons Chamber

[Rishi Sunak (Richmond and Northallerton) (Con)]

T5. I recently met hard-working gamekeepers and farmers in the Yorkshire dales concerned about the recent uptick in antisocial behaviour and criminality. I am grateful to the North Yorkshire chief constable for his support and responsiveness in addressing these concerns. However, does the Minister agree with me about the importance of tackling crime in remote rural areas and of effective cross-border policing to tackle criminals who are crossing police boundaries?

[The Minister for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones)]

I join the right hon. Member in recognising the important work that our police do in rural communities. It is exactly because we want to tackle these problems that we are introducing police reform to embed highly localised policing in our rural areas as well as our urban areas.