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Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 22 April 2026UIN 127537

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Downing Street press release of 9 April 2025, on policing, what definition the Prime Minister’s office uses of the term 'across the country' in official communications.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

An official definition does not exist, but it is a term that will be widely recognised by the public.

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