Written Question·Home Office·UIN 99781
Knives: Sales
Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 23 December 2025
Question
Sir Julian Smith
Conservative — Skipton and Ripon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of phasing out the general sale of sharp-tipped culinary knives.
Answer
Mike TappWe recognise that the issue of knife crime and the harm caused by any knife has a very real impact on individuals, families and communities and we aim to halve knife crime in the next decade. The Government keeps the law in this area under constant review...
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