I have no quarrel with the vision set out by the Secretary of State for Justice. It is in keeping with many recommendations made by the Home Affairs Committee over many years. I do have a quarrel with the detail, however. Last year, there were 4,600 hospital admissions as a result of knife crime. Will he confirm that it is still the policy of the Government that those who are caught carrying knives will be sent to jail?
Rehabilitation and Sentencing
Proceeding contribution from
Keith Vaz
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 7 December 2010.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Rehabilitation and Sentencing.
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