§ 26. Mr. GardinerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport about plans to reduce crime committed by juveniles. [47087]
§ Mr. DenhamMy right hon. Friend, the Secretary for State for Culture, Media and Sport, and I are both members of the cross-Government action group to tackle street crime. We both fully recognise the potential of sport and the arts to divert young people from offending and we are working together to develop this.