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Business of the House

My hon. Friend raises an important point. The Government recognise that this is a vitally important issue, as the proposals in the Violent Crime Reduction Bill to which he has referred demonstrate. I am sure that he and other hon. Members will be able to table amendments in due course if they judge that the Government are not taking sufficient powers. I assure him that my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary takes this matter very seriously indeed, which is why it has been included in that Bill.