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Proceeding contribution from Alan Johnson (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 9 June 2009. It occurred during Opposition day on Knife Crime.

Knife Crime

I acknowledge the special knowledge—the special constable knowledge, even—of the hon. Gentleman. I shall look at that issue, but, once again, my discussion with the chief constable of Warwickshire this morning suggested what the figures show—that, after eight months, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. These are eighth month statistics: 3,500 knives seized from 200,000 stop and searches. So, we are at least on the right road, but, of course, I shall look at other issues.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
493 c670 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Crime prevention Crime Crimes of violence Anti-social behaviour Injuries Offensive weapons Sentencing Stop and search Voluntary organisations Young people Weapons Video games Gangs
Link
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