That decision was clearly nonsense, and I would expect everyone on either side of the Chamber to regard it as such. The law is brought into disrepute by such cases. I ask the Minister to ensure that, when people are caught carrying knives, they appear before a judge or magistrate, and that prison sentences are given, so that the public can be confident that the new law to double the length of sentences is being used as a deterrent to stop people carrying knives.
Violent Crime Reduction Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Charles Walker
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 30 October 2006.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Violent Crime Reduction Bill.
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