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Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill

May I bring to my right hon. Friend’s attention an incident that occurred in the west midlands? A young boy impaled himself on his bicycle. Other young people stood around and, to use that perverse phrase, indulged in happy slapping—that is, taking photographs on their mobile phones of his pain and discomfiture. The emergency services arrived and the young people surrounding the lad obstructed them and prevented them from giving the young lad the attention he desperately needed. Can my right hon. Friend assure me that the Bill and the supporting measures from the Government will address such incidents?