Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has held with the Mayor of London on the level of knife crime in London.

Tackling knife crime is a priority and the Government is determined to crack down on the scourge of violence devastating our communities.

The Home Secretary met with the Mayor of London and the Metropolitan Police Commissioner in January this year to discuss policing priorities in London, including reducing serious violent crime.