Debates between Sarah Jones and Baroness Laing of Elderslie during the 2017-2019 Parliament

Business of the House

Debate between Sarah Jones and Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Thursday 7th March 2019

(5 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness Laing of Elderslie Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Eleanor Laing)
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The prize for perseverance and patience goes to Sarah Jones.

Sarah Jones Portrait Sarah Jones (Croydon Central) (Lab)
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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I want to raise the issue of knife crime, which has been the subject of much debate this week. Yesterday, the officers of the all-party parliamentary group on knife crime, which I chair, wrote to the Prime Minister with a range of suggestions and asking for a meeting. They suggested that, alongside her summit, she should host an event with young people who have been affected by knife crime, so that they could put their point of view across, as that is also important. Will the Leader of the House convey that message to No. 10? Will she also tell us whether she can guarantee that the Offensive Weapons Bill, which has been through the Lords and is due to come back to this place, will come back before the Easter recess?