On October 7, Laurent Nuñez, France's Minister of the Interior, appeared before the National Assembly's Law Commission to explain his strategy for managing the ongoing student protests. He emphasized the principle of proportionality—ensuring that police actions are appropriate and not excessive—when responding to demonstrations. During a nearly two-hour session, Nuñez answered questions from lawmakers in an atmosphere described as relatively calm. He said he had committed to "rendering accounts" to parliamentarians, showing a willingness to engage with concerns raised by deputies. Nuñez denied claims of "police repression," insisting that the orders given to law enforcement were focused on proportionality. He provided statistics, stating that 6,629 people had been detained as of the previous evening. Since the student movement began, 761 police officers and gendarmes, 215 students, and 89 education staff had been injured. Most of the student injuries, he explained, were accidental or caused by projectiles or mortars thrown by other demonstrators. Reacting to a tragic incident in Lens where a 15-year-old lost his hand, Nuñez announced the temporary suspension of tear gas use in the context of the protests. He expressed concern for the young man and his family, as well as for all those injured. However, he clarified that other tools, such as launchers for defensive bullets (LBD), would still be available for law enforcement. These weapons, he said, are "absolutely indispensable" when officers face extreme violence, allowing them to maintain distance and respond gradually. Nuñez described the student movement as "unprecedented" and noted that it had "quickly turned into serious violence." He mentioned "urban violence" that could endanger education staff but denied giving orders of "non-restraint" to police. "I have said that there is no restraint in principle for an intervention, but when there is an intervention, the proportionality of the action is applied," he stated. He emphasized that police intervene only when there are acts of violence or damage, adding that he had given "very clear instructions." Nuñez again denied "police repression" of the student movement, asserting that "there is no intervention by the internal security forces against students who are peacefully demonstrating." When questioned by deputies from La France Insoumise, he denied the presence of police officers in civilian clothes inciting violence, stating, "That does not exist!" He also noted that 18 reports from the IGPN indicated that police and gendarmes were primarily there to protect students. When asked to resign by deputy Benjamin Lucas-Lundy, Nuñez refused, saying, "I am not leaving the ship." Political groups frequently focused their comments on the alleged or real influence of La France Insoumise in the student movement. Élisabeth de Maistre accused "ultraleftists" of "offering a mortar" to youth, while Sylvain Berrios criticized the "Mélenchonization of the movement." Yoann Gillet of Rassemblement National called LFI deputies "terrorists." Sophie Ricourt Vaginay asked the minister if he would "revoke" the mayor of Saint-Denis, an idea Nuñez rejected, explaining that the justice system handles cases involving "penal charges" against elected officials.