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Violent Crime Reduction Bill

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.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
451 c60 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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