§ 21. Mr. St. AubynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on rural policing. [147110]
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§ Mr. Charles ClarkeAll areas of the country, urban and rural alike, are equally entitled to benefit from a modern, effective and responsive police service. This is why we are providing for a real and significant increase in police funding across the board. We are also providing extra funding for rural police forces: £15 million this year, rising to £30 million in 2001–02, to help forces meet the additional costs involved in policing rural communities.