Written questions

Knives: Crime

Commons · Question 28781 · Tabled 4 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 10 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing sentences for knife crime perpetrators.

Answer

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 10 Feb 2025

Tackling knife crime is a priority and this Government is determined to do all it can to break the deadly cycle of violence that devastates the lives of individuals, families, and communities. It is important that those who commit violent crimes receive a...