Written Question·Home Office·UIN 2084

Knives: Crime

Tabled: 29 July 2024
Answered: 2 September 2024

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with the Mayor of London on steps to tackle knife crime.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The Home Secretary has already met the Mayor of London to discuss knife crime and other related issues, and will maintain regular discussions with the Mayor and other key stakeholders throughout the country to tackle this awful crime..