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Grand Committee
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order 2024 - Thu 18 Apr 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Doocey (LD - Life peer) In 2020, the APPG on knife crime focused on the impact of youth centre closures across the country and - Speech Link
2: Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Lab - Life peer) the corresponding increase in knife crime. - Speech Link
3: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) Of course, that Act also contains measures such as serious violence reduction orders as well as other - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Budget Resolutions - Mon 11 Mar 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Paul Blomfield (Lab - Sheffield Central) Buses cost more while services decline, youth services have been cut, and knife crime is rising. - Speech Link
2: Vicky Foxcroft (Lab - Lewisham, Deptford) In 2015, as a new MP, I lost several young constituents to knife crime in quick succession. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Budget Resolutions - Wed 06 Mar 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Priti Patel (Con - Witham) economy, but will also grow aspects of Government spending—for example, there will be an expansion in violence - Speech Link
2: Andrew Rosindell (Con - Romford) The reforms to stamp duty and the reduction in capital gains will help millions of property owners. - Speech Link
3: Tobias Ellwood (Con - Bournemouth East) Violence reduction units to tackle knife crime, which I have been campaigning for with the Chancellor - Speech Link
4: Rachael Maskell (LAB - York Central) Crime is up, the justice system is dysfunctional, our schools are squeezing their budgets and our youth - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Funding for Youth Services - Wed 28 Feb 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Rachel Hopkins (Lab - Luton South) Youth work saves £500 million annually by preventing incidents of antisocial behaviour, knife crime and - Speech Link
2: Fleur Anderson (Lab - Putney) report, each reduction in the number of youth centres corresponds to an increase in knife crime. - Speech Link
3: Lilian Greenwood (Lab - Nottingham South) In 2020, the all-party parliamentary group on child criminal exploitation and knife crime found that - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 26 Feb 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Tobias Ellwood (Con - Bournemouth East) Violence reduction units are dedicated police units that have a proven track record of reducing knife - Speech Link
2: Laura Farris (Con - Newbury) Since 2019, we have invested £160 million in 20 violence reduction units across England and Wales, and - Speech Link
3: Laura Farris (Con - Newbury) Hospital admissions for knife crime and equivalent have fallen by 25% since 2019, and overall knife crime - Speech Link
4: Vicky Foxcroft (Lab - Lewisham, Deptford) report, which recommended violence reduction units. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 20 Feb 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Paul Howell (Con - Sedgefield) We have a local campaign against knife crime, and at the latest working group meeting we discussed deterrents - Speech Link
2: Fleur Anderson (Lab - Putney) that clear link to crime. - Speech Link
3: Janet Daby (Lab - Lewisham East) issues, which have led to rising levels of violence. - Speech Link
4: Bob Blackman (Con - Harrow East) Under the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, there is a solemn duty on prison governors to prepare ex-offenders - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Knife Crime: Violence Reduction Units - Tue 20 Feb 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Bailey of Paddington (Con - Life peer) reduction units in addressing knife crime. - Speech Link
2: Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, knife crime is up by 70% since 2015 and, according to the YMCA, youth services were cut by - Speech Link
3: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) As regards knife crime across the country, the rise is driven largely by the situation in London. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Doocey (LD - Life peer) My Lords, violence reduction units can definitely reduce knife crime, as has been shown time and time - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Police Grant Report - Wed 07 Feb 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Chris Philp (Con - Croydon South) We are also tackling knife crime, which we discussed extensively yesterday. - Speech Link
2: Chris Philp (Con - Croydon South) I mentioned violence reduction units and hotspot patrolling. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Knife and Sword Ban - Tue 06 Feb 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Alistair Carmichael (LD - Orkney and Shetland) a violence reduction unit. - Speech Link
2: Michael Tomlinson (Con - Mid Dorset and North Poole) when it comes to addressing serious violence, knife crime and weapons carrying. - Speech Link
3: Sally-Ann Hart (Con - Hastings and Rye) We have seen a 16% reduction in knife crime for that period. - Speech Link
4: Sarah Owen (Lab - Luton North) Knife crime and violence have no place in our society. - Speech Link
5: Feryal Clark (Lab - Enfield North) That will support our aim of halving serious violence, including knife crime, and youth violence within - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Joint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) Bill
2nd reading - Fri 02 Feb 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Philip Davies (Con - Shipley) gang-related or group violence, and whether the doctrine should be enshrined in statute. - Speech Link
2: Florence Eshalomi (LAB - Vauxhall) A few weeks ago, I spoke in a debate on knife crime. - Speech Link
3: Jeremy Corbyn (Ind - Islington North) Like her, I represent a constituency where, sadly, we do experience knife crime and death by knife crime - Speech Link