Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will fund a position for somebody to work on the Emergency Services Day as the Ministry of Defence does for Armed Forces Day.
This Government could not be clearer about the value we place on the role of police officers in cutting crime and keeping our local communities safe. We owe our brave emergency service workers a debt of gratitude for the courage, commitment and dedication they demonstrate in carrying out their duties.
The Home Office fully supports the Emergency Services Day campaign and I was pleased to attend the Emergency Services Festival of Thanksgiving on 7 September 2018 in Manchester Cathedral.
The Home Office has no current plans to provide a financial donation or staffing to the Emergency Services Day.