Written question asked by Ashok Kumar (Labour) on Monday, 4 February 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 February 2008. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 4 March 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.

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Offensive Weapons

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people under the age of 18 years were arrested for carrying a (a) knife and (b) firearm in (i) England and Wales, (ii) the north east, (iii) the Tees Valley and (iv) Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland in each of the last 10 years;