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Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill

I am glad that my hon. Friend has come on to that point. Although it has been helpful to hear all that she has said about sentencing, at that stage an offence has been committed. It is important that we look also at prevention. I hope that she is coming to that. A number of hon. Members, me included, touched on the respect agenda. Perhaps she can say how we can send a strong message about the unacceptability of assaults or impeding emergency workers. That is important to the emergency workers involved.