Health, Social Care and Security

Part of Debate on the Address – in the House of Commons at 1:13 pm on 28 June 2017.

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Photo of Amber Rudd Amber Rudd The Secretary of State for the Home Department 1:13, 28 June 2017

The past three months have seen an extraordinary series of attacks, which have put pressure on our police. They have dealt incredibly well with that by having mutual aid coming from different areas to support them. We recognise that there has been a particular surge, but I do not think the hon. Lady’s point—that we need to operate as though there were this level of attacks every three months—holds water. However, I will be engaging with chief police officers to find out whether they have the support we expect them to have, despite the additional work they need to do.