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HANSARDSerious ViolenceI can absolutely give the right hon. Lady a sense of that. I did mention the public health approach, but I am happy to confirm again that the Government are absolutely going ahead…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceWhen I met the hon. Lady, we had the opportunity to discuss these issues, and I hope she will allow me to progress through my remarks and answer precisely that question.15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceLet me first take this opportunity to thank the right hon. Gentleman for the work he has done and continues to do to help fight serious violence, particularly that done on the…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceA number of providers of those programmes with whom we have already worked have said that one thing they value deeply is certainty of funding. If the funding is not confirmed and…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of serious violence. Serious violence is a national emergency that we are tackling head on. It is all too common to wake…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceI agree with the hon. Lady that I want more of those types of youth facilities in more communities. The action we are taking by working with our partners will certainly allow that…15 May 2019HANSARDRecovery ChampionIn the 2017 drug strategy the Government committed to appointing a national recovery champion. The recovery champion will play a key role in delivering the Government's ambitions…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceIf the hon. Gentleman will allow me, I will come to resourcing: both general police resourcing for all activities and resourcing dedicated to serious violence. He will also…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceYes, it has been ruled out. The Home Office is looking at how data can help us understand some of the pathways into crime. We will develop proposals for a new crime prevention…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceAs I mentioned earlier, the number of officers in the Met and in most other forces is increasing; it is not being reduced. How those officers are deployed is clearly an…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceI must make some progress. We also continue to refresh our national media campaign, which I referred to earlier. The #knifefree campaign warns young people about the dangers of…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceI will.15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceI share the concerns around serious organised crime. I welcome the National Crime Agency’s national strategic assessment, which says that the cost of such crime to society is at…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceI understand why the hon. Lady raises this point, but she might be interested to know that the increase in stop-and-search in London in the last year has resulted in very few…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceWhat I am talking about specifically is targeted youth intervention to stop young people turning to crime, in this instance serious violence. The right hon. Lady was, I think,…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceI do not think that this is a small pot of funding. I have referred to the £200 million that is targeted at early intervention, and I think that will make a difference. For…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceThe National Citizen Service does some very important work. We should recognise the way in which it helps young people by giving them activities, bringing them together and,…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceI am afraid it is simply not the case that the only funding that is being provided is for—to use the hon. Lady’s words—vulnerable young people. The hon. Member for Bethnal Green…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceLet me take the opportunity to thank my hon. Friend for his work as a children’s Minister. He speaks with experience. He is absolutely right to talk about the model that OnSide…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to make that point. The first OnSide youth zone was in Bolton. He is right about the fall in crime and the positive impact that that has had on…15 May 2019