HC Deb 07 July 1997 vol 297 cc372-3W
Mr. Mackinlay

To ask the Secretary of State for the. Home Department what measures he proposes to reduce crime in urban areas, with particular reference to violent crime. [5513]

Mr. Straw

Our comprehensive strategy to tackle crime includes: the introduction of a duty on local authorities and the police to develop statutory partnerships for crime prevention and community safety; community safety orders to restrain the behaviour of named individuals; new offences of racial harassment and racially-motivated violence; action on alcohol-related crime; the appointment of an anti-drugs supremo to co-ordinate the battle against drugs; and a total ban on the private possession of handguns.