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Knives: Sales

Asked by Tristan OsborneLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 17 June 2025UIN 58448

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timeline is for introducing legislation to prohibit the sale of sharp-pointed kitchen and utility knives for domestic use; and what steps she is taking to ensure that large online retailers comply with any such future restrictions.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The Government’s mission to halve knife crime over a decade will be delivered through tougher enforcement and stronger prevention, and we are actively considering a range of options to achieve those goals, further details of which will be set out in the normal way in due course.

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