Written questions

Knives: Crime

Commons · Question 69009 · Tabled 18 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 28 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands on tackling knife crime.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 28 Jul 2025

Halving knife crime over the next decade is a key part of the Government’s Safer Streets Mission and I have regular engagement with policing colleagues, including Police and Crime Commissioners, on how we can collectively achieve this ambition.During Knif...