Asked by: Greg Smith (Conservative - Buckingham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle rural crime.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
We are committed to driving down rural crime, which is why the Government is providing funding for the National Wildlife Crime Unit.
We have also added new measures to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act which introduce tougher sentencing and improved police powers for hare coursing, including two new criminal offences and the possibility of imprisonment.
Asked by: Greg Smith (Conservative - Buckingham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the personal protective equipment provided to police community support offices in protecting them from physical attack.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
Police Community Support Officers play an important role in policing our communities. Any assaults on our police are completely unacceptable and they should have the most appropriate protection when facing the physical violence that is sometimes directed against them.
The Government’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory helps to develop and manage protective equipment standards, such as body armour, so that our police officers and staff are better protected.
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Asked by: Greg Smith (Conservative - Buckingham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to introduce new personal protective equipment for police community support officers to help protect them from physical attack.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
Police Community Support Officers play an important role in policing our communities. Any assaults on our police are completely unacceptable and they should have the most appropriate protection when facing the physical violence that is sometimes directed against them.
The Government’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory helps to develop and manage protective equipment standards, such as body armour, so that our police officers and staff are better protected.
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