Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking through the criminal justice system to tackle knife crime.

Tackling knife crime remains a priority and this Government will continue to do all it can to break the deadly cycle of violence that devastates the lives of individuals, families and communities.

We have taken significant action to both prevent and respond to crimes involving weapons through the Serious Violence Strategy, the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 and increased stop and search powers.

We have recently consulted on further measures to tackle this issue.