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Written question asked by Emma Reynolds (Labour) on Thursday, 24 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 October 2019 (named day). It was answered by Kit Malthouse (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 November 2019 on behalf of the Home Office.


Knives: West Midlands

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) knives were found in and (b) offences involving knives occurred in or in the vicinity of (a) secondary schools and sixth form colleges and (b) primary schools in the West Midlands in each year since 2010.

Answer

Our schools should be safe and disciplined environments for both pupils and teachers and no young person should feel the need to bring a weapon to school.

That’s why we are taking action across Government to tackle the scourge of knife crime with a focus on early intervention.

The Home Office does not hold information on the number of knives recovered the in the vicinity of school or sixth from college premises.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5019
Session
2019-19
Subjects
Crime Knives Schools West Midlands
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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