Proceeding contribution from Keith Vaz (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 13 October 2011. It occurred during Adjournment debate, Backbench debate and e-petition debate on The Riots.

The Riots

I, too, congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate. I commend the role that he and my right hon. Friend the Member for Croydon North (Malcolm Wicks) played during the disorder. As he knows, the Home Affairs Committee is conducting an inquiry, and is coming to Croydon on 21 October. Has he had an opportunity to look at the evidence that Bill Bratton and the new Metropolitan Police Commissioner gave to the Select Committee on Tuesday, when there was a comparison between gang culture in this country and the United States? Does the hon. Gentleman think that that could be helpful, as we try to fashion an acceptable way of dealing with the problem?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 533 c146-7WH
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Subjects: Compensation Crime Courts Costs Police Prisons Young people Violence Reoffenders Civil disorder Gangs
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

The Riots

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