Written Question·Home Office·UIN 3426
Knives: Advertising and Sales
Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024
Question
Alex Mayer
Labour — Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will establish a review of knife (a) advertising and (b) sales including the strengthening of (i) ID and (ii) age checks by delivery services.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonTackling the illegal sales of knives online is a very important part of the Government’s mission to make our streets safer and reduce knife crime we will make further announcements in due course about our review into this area.