Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of bleed-control kits in the London Borough of Havering; and whether her Department has plans to roll out those kits nationwide.

The use of bleed control kits is determined at the local level. The Government does not provide specific funding for bleed control kits.

We do however provide an annual funding settlement for the police, allocated using the police funding formula.

On 2 February 2022, the Government published a total police funding settlement of up to £16.9 billion in 2022/23, an increase of up to £1.1 billion when compared to 2021/22.

In 2022/23, the Metropolitan Police Service will receive up to £3241.6 million; an increase of up to £169.3 million when compared to 2021/22. It is for Chief Constables, directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and Mayors with PCC functions to make operational decisions including how to allocate resources based on their local knowledge and experience.

The Government has also made £130m available this financial year (22/23) to tackle serious violence, including murder and knife crime. This includes £12,691,400 for the London Violence Reduction Unit.