I am following what my hon. Friend is saying very closely. I entirely agree that there has to be a two-pronged approach. I think of organisations such as Lives Not Knives, run by Liza Rebeiro in Croydon, or Young Disciples, with whom I have worked in Birmingham. Does my hon. Friend agree that the message to bring these kids in from the cold is best put across by kids who have been affected—who have themselves been a part of gangs and have seen their friends or family members killed by knives? Kids sit up and listen to them far more, and they can achieve far more than any Government programme or professional.
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Tim Loughton
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 17 June 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Criminal Justice and Courts Bill.
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