Knives: Crime
Commons · Question 99782 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Sir Julian Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of placing a ban on a) machetes and b) large hunting knives.
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 23 Dec 2025
Knife crime has a devasting impact on families and communities across the country, and the Government is aiming to halve knife crime in the next decade. We keep the law in this area under constant review, and this includes the continuing availability of m...