Question to the Home Office:

What steps her Department is taking to help protect police officers from harm in the line of duty.

We are absolutely committed to ensuring that our brave police receive the support and protection they deserve.

The Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill will enshrine in law a Police Covenant and double the maximum sentence for assaults on emergency workers.

We also continue to invest in direct support to police through the National Police Wellbeing Service.