Knives: Crime
Commons · Question 54348 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will increase sentences for offences committed with a knife.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 2 Jun 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.The maximums available for existing knife offences include up to...