Serious and Violent Crimes

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 April 2016.

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Photo of Alex Cunningham Alex Cunningham Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) 12:00, 11 April 2016

What assessment she has made of recent trends in the level of the most serious and violent crimes.

Photo of Karen Bradley Karen Bradley The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department

Violent crime is 25% lower than it was in June 2010, according to the independent crime survey for England and Wales. Our new modern crime prevention strategy includes actions to tackle a range of crimes, including violent and knife crime.

Photo of Alex Cunningham Alex Cunningham Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Noureden Mallaky-Soodmand is a convicted violent Iranian criminal who was transferred to my constituency upon release from prison because the paperwork needed to deport him could not be sorted out. He is now back in prison after brandishing a cleaver and threatening to decapitate people in Stockton. Can the Minister tell me when I will get full answers to my parliamentary questions on which authorities in Stockton, if any, were told about this dangerous man in our area?

Photo of Karen Bradley Karen Bradley The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department

The hon. Gentleman will know that I cannot comment on the specifics of the case. If he will forgive me, I will write to him.