Why is the Secretary of State so unwilling even to utter the words that would acknowledge that, in the past 15 years—the last two years of his Government, from 1995, and through the 13 years of the previous Labour Government—crime fell by a record 50%? Why does he not acknowledge that and also accept that the cost-cutting led programme that he has announced today may put crime levels at risk?
Rehabilitation and Sentencing
Proceeding contribution from
Jack Straw
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 7 December 2010.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Rehabilitation and Sentencing.
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