Mentions:
1: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) from the Minister in the other place saying that the Government’s view is that those convicted of a crime - Speech Link
2: Lord Leigh of Hurley (Con - Life peer) as an adult.As we have heard, the same applies to buying fireworks, using sunbeds and even buying knives - Speech Link
3: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) have heard many examples of things that you cannot do at 16—tongue piercing, gambling, purchasing knives - Speech Link
4: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) When we talk about purchasing knives at 18, the noble Lord, Lord Rennard, mentioned things that might - Speech Link
5: None However, it is right that those convicted of a crime and serving a sentence in custody cannot vote. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham Ladywood) We will be tough on knife crime, through increased patrols, but also tough on the causes of knife crime - Speech Link
2: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham Ladywood) knives off our streets and banned ninja swords. - Speech Link
3: Mark Pritchard (Con - The Wrekin) Will the Minister look again at the legislation to see whether this particular crime—it is a crime—can - Speech Link
4: Sarah Jones (Lab - Croydon West) All that funding is helping us to make progress when it comes to both knife crime and gun crime. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Munira Wilson (LD - Twickenham) I have heard this at first hand from the police and the National Crime Agency, as well as from leading - Speech Link
2: Munira Wilson (LD - Twickenham) Presumably, tools that we would utilise in everyday life were used, such as screwdrivers and knives. - Speech Link
3: Alicia Kearns (Con - Rutland and Stamford) That is vital, because anyone from the National Crime Agency or a chief constable can apply for one, - Speech Link
4: Alicia Kearns (Con - Rutland and Stamford) reason to enter the homes of potential offenders and those who are planning a crime. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness O'Neill of Bexley (Con - Life peer) The Government have raised the age for buying fireworks, vapes and knives or for using sunbeds to 18 - Speech Link
2: Baroness May of Maidenhead (Con - Life peer) They are a currency of choice for hostile state actors as well as those organised crime gangs. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Tracy Gilbert (Lab - Edinburgh North and Leith) campaigned tirelessly, including by bringing the knife angel—a 27-foot structure made of 100,000 knives - Speech Link
2: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) In June 2024 we set out our ambition to halve knife crime in the decade following the election. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Jonathan Hinder (Lab - Pendle and Clitheroe) I start by noting that the Minister for Policing and Crime, my hon. - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) We need to police crime, not offence. - Speech Link
3: Adam Dance (LD - Yeovil) That was the first crime. - Speech Link
4: Blake Stephenson (Con - Mid Bedfordshire) Furthermore, we must be tougher on dealing with crime. - Speech Link
5: Jo White (Lab - Bassetlaw) The Minister for Policing and Crime, my hon. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Jayne Kirkham (LAB - Truro and Falmouth) the allocation of neighbourhood policing in Truro and Falmouth and the regulations on the size of knives - Speech Link
2: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) I am happy to take forward what she said about funding powers and also knives, but should she wish to - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) Through the Crime and Policing Act 2026, the Government have created a new stand-alone offence of assaulting - Speech Link
2: Lord Walker of Broxton (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, needles, knives and hammers are weapons regularly used by violent criminals—let us stop calling - Speech Link
3: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) One of the reasons why we are looking at the range of issues on retail crime implementation is to make - Speech Link
4: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) It is extremely important that we prevent crime. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) This length was chosen in order to exclude knives and tools designed for legitimate purposes, such as - Speech Link
2: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) I supported that measure at the time, and I still do.Knife crime remains one of the toughest and most - Speech Link
3: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) There were 3,942 knives surrendered, including 142 weapons where compensation was not claimed. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham Ladywood) possible.The Government have already acted across a number of areas.We have published our halving knife crime - Speech Link