Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who received a custodial sentence in the last five years for carrying a knife had been previously cautioned.

Between 2013 and 2017 there were 17,277 offenders who received a custodial sentence on their most recent sentencing occasion for carrying a knife.

Of the 17,277, 413 had previously received a caution for carrying a knife prior to receiving a custodial sentence for carrying a knife on their latest sentencing occasion.