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Make it a specific criminal offence to attack any member of NHS Medical Staff.

Submitted by Nick Ferrari on Thursday 22nd December 2016

Published on Thursday 22nd December 2016

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 2nd May 2017

Signatures: 118,056

Tagged with

England ~ NHS ~ NHS staff ~ Police

This petition was debated in Parliament on Monday 27th February 2017

Debate Pack
at the House of Commons Library Official Transcript
at Hansard

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MPs who spoke in the debate

Oliver Dowden (Hertsmere) (Con)
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab)
Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con)
Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab)
Holly Lynch (Halifax) (Lab)
Alex Chalk (Cheltenham) (Con)
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)
Dr Philippa Whitford (Central Ayrshire) (SNP)
Gavin Robinson (Belfast East) (DUP)
James Gray (in the Chair)
Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab)
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Sam Gyimah)

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