Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 113471
Knives: Crime
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026
Question
Fabian Hamilton
Labour — Leeds North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of improving levels of public awareness of the potential risk of knife attacks whilst travelling on trains.
Answer
Lilian GreenwoodThe Department have a range of security measures in place across the railway to keep the travelling public and staff safe. Thankfully, knife attacks on trains are very rare and therefore we do not believe a specific public awareness campaign would be prop...
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