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Part of Home Department – in the House of Commons at on 9 February 2026.

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Photo of Sarah Jones Sarah Jones The Minister of State, Home Department

Absolutely. I welcome the conversation that my hon. Friend is having with his constituents and the children, who I know are deeply worried about knife crime. This Government have a target to halve knife crime in a decade. Since the start of this Parliament, knife crime has fallen by 8%, and knife homicides are down by 27%, but we will not stop until we reach that target.