Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to create the Protect Duty.

I would like to pay tribute to those [Figen Murray and Brendan Cox, amongst others] who have campaigned for this legislation. The foundational aspects of the Protect Duty, now to be known as Martyn’s Law, were detailed this morning in Written Ministerial Statements issued in both Houses.

It will keep people safe, by introducing proportionate new security requirements to ensure preparedness for, and protection from terrorist attacks.

This Government will introduce these measures to the House as soon as parliamentary time allows.