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Proceeding contribution from Earl of Shrewsbury (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 22 May 2006. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Violent Crime Reduction Bill.

Violent Crime Reduction Bill

I am grateful to the noble Lord for his words. I go along entirely with my noble friend on the Front Bench. I agree that age limits should be raised as long as there is evidence. As my noble friend Lord Peel said, the Minister does not have the evidence, he cannot provide it today and he will not be able to provide it in the future. The fact is that raising the age limit from 17 to 18 is purely window-dressing. It is there to satisfy the Labour Party’s public, so to speak; to make it look as if it is doing everything possible to reduce crime when most of us know that it is having very little effect whatever. Nevertheless, I shall not press the matter any further. Clause 28 agreed to. Clause 29 [Firing an air weapon beyond premises]:

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
682 c611 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Ammunition Crime Crimes of violence Age Anti-social behaviour Airguns Antiques Firearms Imitation firearms Internet Northern Ireland Museums and galleries Markets Pupils Offensive weapons Mobile phones Recordings Sentencing Registration Sales Schools Teachers Young people Sexual offences Right of search Students Tickets Anti-social behaviour orders Football banning orders Home shopping
Legislation
Violent Crime Reduction Bill 2005-06
Link
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