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

Knife Crime

I am interested in the hon. Gentleman's comment that so little is being done. Presumably he is aware of Operation Blunt 2 in London. In the past year, more than 2 million people have been stopped, 10,000 arrests have been made—a rate of one every 51 minutes—and 25,500 knives have been seized. There has been a 30 per cent. fall in serious stabbings, and 90 per cent. of those caught in possession of a knife have been charged. Is that a good performance?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
493 c678 
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
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk