Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 4767

Knives: Crime

Tabled: 9 September 2024
Answered: 12 September 2024
Named Day

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

Labour — Slough

To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates for knife crime.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
This Government is committed to halving knife crime in the next decade as set out in our Safer Streets Mission.From Tuesday 24 September, it will be illegal to own zombie-style knives and machetes as they will be added to the list of dangerous prohibited ...
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