Dame Diana Johnson corrected a written answer on Knives: Crime

1 May 2025 · Commons written answer · Home Office

Wendy Morton (Conservative, Aldridge-Brownhills) asked written question 47233 on 23 April 2025. Dame Diana Johnson answered on 1 May 2025 for the Home Office, and Dame Diana Johnson corrected the answer on 1 May 2025. The corrected text no longer gives the figures 13,000, 289, £12,210,903, £200 million. Altogether 203 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Coalition to Tackle Knife Crime on knife crime.

Original and corrected answer

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The Government is committed to strong neighbourhood policing for everyone in England and Wales, no matter where they live. As the Prime Minister ~~announced~~ on ~~10 April, by July, every community will have named and contactable officers dedicated to addressing the issues facing their communities as part~~ of the ~~Government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.~~ ~~We are providing £200 million to police forces in financial year 2025/26 to kickstart~~ the ~~recruitment~~ of ~~13,000 more neighbourhood policing personnel across~~ the country. West Midlands Police has been allocated £12,210,903 for 2025/26. Based on their funding allocation, the projected growth for West Midlands Police over 2025/26 will be 289 police officers (FTE) and 20 Police Community Support Officers (FTE).	The Prime Minister and Home Secretary launched the Coalition to Tackle Knife Crime in September 2024. The Coalition brings together campaign groups, families of those who have tragically lost their lives to knife crime, young people who have been impacted and community leaders, united in their mission to save lives. The Minister for Crime Prevention and Policing has attended 5 coalition meetings since it was founded, chairing its most recent meeting on 28 th April. The Home Secretary has also met with members of the Coalition. The Coalition has discussed key issues, including the online sale of knives, child criminal exploitation and the banning of ninja swords.

Original

Corrected

The Government is committed to strong neighbourhood policing for everyone in England and Wales, no matter where they live.
As the Prime Minister ~~announced~~ on ~~10 April, by July, every community will have named and contactable officers dedicated to addressing the issues facing their communities as part~~ of the ~~Government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.~~
~~We are providing £200 million to police forces in financial year 2025/26 to kickstart~~ the ~~recruitment~~ of ~~13,000 more neighbourhood policing personnel across~~ the country.
West Midlands Police has been allocated £12,210,903 for 2025/26. Based on their funding allocation, the projected growth for West Midlands Police over 2025/26 will be 289 police officers (FTE) and 20 Police Community Support Officers (FTE).

The Prime Minister and Home Secretary launched the Coalition to Tackle Knife Crime in September 2024. The Coalition brings together campaign groups, families of those who have tragically lost their lives to knife crime, young people who have been impacted and community leaders, united in their mission to save lives.
The Minister for Crime Prevention and Policing has attended 5 coalition meetings since it was founded, chairing its most recent meeting on 28 th April. The Home Secretary has also met with members of the Coalition.
The Coalition has discussed key issues, including the online sale of knives, child criminal exploitation and the banning of ninja swords.

The question and answer on the Parliament website.

Related key figures

Knife crime offences (England and Wales)

Receipt

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Date read	15 October 2026
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