Charlotte Leslie
Conservative, Bristol North West
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the (a) average life span and (b) health outcomes of members of gangs.
Norman Baker
The Minister of State, Home Department
holding answer
We know that young people, including gang members, who are exposed to violence have poorer health outcomes. This is set out in a practical guide we recently produced with the NHS Confederation on reducing violence, and in the Department of Health report 'Protecting people, promoting health'.
To address these issues, the Ending Gang and Youth Violence annual report 2013 includes 'youth violence and health' as a key priority.
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