Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 11:00 am on 15 March 2017.
Madeleine Moon
Chair, Defence Sub-Committee, Chair, Defence Sub-Committee
11:00,
15 March 2017
Everyone expects to be treated the same. People might face different stresses and strains within the police force, but the risk, ultimately, is that every day someone will be determined to take the life of a police officer. If an officer is lost to their family, and if they have made appropriate plans to protect their family, it is right that the state honours that commitment. We pay great tribute to families when they take on these roles and responsibilities, and we should maintain that commitment.
Changes have been made in Scotland and Northern Ireland, and I commend those Administrations. In Scotland, the Government announced the same Amendment to the pensions paid to the survivors of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty. I think those pensions have been reinstated and backdated to
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