David Ford MLA, Leader of the Alliance Party

Leading Change in Antrim & Newtownabbey since 1998

 David Ford

New knife crime provisions in Justice Bill

3.26.00pm BST (GMT +0100) Tue 19th Oct 2010

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My Department takes offences concerning knife crime very seriously and we continue to work in partnership with others to address the issue.

During today's debate in the Assembly on knife crime, the Minister said that while Northern Ireland does not have a knife culture like other parts of the UK, there is no room for complacency.

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