Oral Question·Ministry of Justice
“What progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on the Government's knife crime strategy.”
Tabled: 13 May 2026Answered: 19 May 2026
Asked by
Laura Kyrke-Smith
Labour — Aylesbury
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Justice
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Hilary Benn)
The interim fiscal framework agreed earlier this year introduced a needs-based funding formula set at 124% of spending per head in England, based on the advice of the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council, and we are committed to taking forward these discussions with the Executive.