Written Question·Home Office·UIN 108860
Crimes of Violence: Young People
Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026
Question
Shivani Raja
Conservative — Leicester East
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle youth knife crime and serious violence in (a) Leicester and (b) the East Midlands.
Answer
Sarah JonesWe are already making clear progress against our ambition to halve knife crime. In our first year in Government, police-recorded knife crime offences fell by 5%.We have banned zombie knives and ninja swords and are holding online sellers criminally respon...
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