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Chris Huhne

Keep up active policing to reduce knife crime further - Huhne

Thu, 11 Dec 2008

Commenting on the fall in knife-crime announced today, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said: "These are good figures which show that active policing is working to cut knife crime."

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Better detection needed to cut knife crime - Huhne

Wed, 26 Nov 2008

Commenting on the one third rise in admissions to hospitals due to knife wounds since 1997, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said: "Hospital admission figures can’t be massaged and they show that the Government’s strategy for tackling knife crime is not working."

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Pitiful fines won’t halt knife crime - Huhne

Wed, 19 Nov 2008

Adults caught with a knife have been fined as little as £20, with fines for children as low as £5, according to research by the Liberal Democrats.

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MPs Debate Youth Violence in London

Wed, 22 Oct 2008

At the request of Simon Hughes, a 90 minute debate was held in Westminster Hall on Tuesday (October 21st) on the subject of youth violence in London, at which MPs from across the parties reflected on the issues around knife and gun crime in particular.

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Empower young people to fight crime - Hughes

Wed, 22 Oct 2008

At the request of Simon Hughes a 90 minute debate was held in Westminster Hall on Tuesday (October 21st) on the subject of youth violence in London, at which MPs from across the parties reflected on the issues around knife and gun crime in particular.

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Posturing on knife sentences is pointless - Huhne

Thu, 16 Oct 2008

Commenting on today’s report by London’s Pentonville Prison that the threat of longer jail terms is not deterring teenagers from carrying knives, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said: "This shows just how pointless the political posturing on knife sentences is."

Simon Hughes speaking enthusiastically

Lib Dems debate youth crime

Mon, 22 Sep 2008

At the request of Simon Hughes a 90 minute debate was held in Westminster Hall on Tuesday (October 21st) on the subject of youth violence in London, at which MPs from across the parties reflected on the issues around knife and gun crime in particular.

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Government failing abjectly on knife crime - Huhne

Wed, 02 Jul 2008

Commenting on Statistics which show a dramatic rise in under-16s admitted for stab wounds, Chris Huhne said: "These appalling figures show that the Government's strategy for tackling teenage knife crime is failing abjectly."