§ 49. Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to curb teenage crime.
§ Mr. MellorIt is the Home Secretary's aim to ensure that the police and the courts have adequate powers for dealing with crime, including crime committed by young people. The local crime prevention initiatives supported by the Home Office, and the inclusion of crime prevention projects in the Manpower Services Commission's expanded community programme—both of which my right hon. Friend has recently announced — will be particularly relevant to crimes which tend to be committed by the young.