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Debate between Albert Owen and Stephen Timms
Monday 7th November 2011

(13 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Albert Owen Portrait Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab)
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3. What recent assessment she has made of the level of knife crime.

Stephen Timms Portrait Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab)
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13. What recent assessment she has made of the level of knife crime.

Lord Herbert of South Downs Portrait The Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice (Nick Herbert)
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In the 12 months to June 2011, data collected by police forces in England and Wales indicate that 7% of relevant violent offences involved the use of a knife or a sharp instrument.

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