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HANSARDKnife CrimeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) for securing this important debate. I will speak about…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeI will make a little progress, if that is all right. My only observation about stop and search is that it has an effect, and I believe very strongly that stop and search needs to…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeLet me make a little progress, sorry. The other point about stop and search is that the police, and indeed politicians, should not congratulate themselves on how many knives are…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeClearly, at the moment, the threat of a custodial sentence is not the deterrent that it has to be, which is an important point. The Sentencing Bill, which will have its next stage…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland TroublesDoes the Secretary of State agree that this Government’s continued hounding of our brave Northern Ireland veterans—many of whom should be enjoying well-earned retirement after…14 Oct 2025 Bills sponsored (1)