§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will review his present policies for dealing with teenage problems which can lead to crimes of violence.
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§ Mr. William RossIt is difficult to identify, and therefore deal directly with, those pressures and influences that give rise to teenage violence. As the hon. Member will know, I am in consultation with local authorities about further initiatives on areas of social deprivation. The work of the Pack Committee has a bearing on these problems, and I will carefully consider its recommendations when it reports. I am also pursuing the proposals of the Scottish Council on Crime on the prevention of acts of violence, on which I have sought the views of interested organisations.