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	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving prosecution rates for knife crime.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	910353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Government departments are working quickly to tackle this serious issue.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our strong response, the Prime Minister hosted a Serious Youth Violence Summit at 10 Downing Street, with the support of the Home Secretary, from 1 to 4 April, which I took part in.</p><p> </p><p>The Summit will now lead on to an increased programme of work across Government and beyond that will be overseen by a new Ministerial Taskforce, chaired by the Prime Minister, to drive action across Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 910350 question first answered 11/04/2019 12:17:54 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1125434

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Parents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the prison population are parents.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	252094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally to a sufficient degree of accuracy for release. It is not mandatory for offenders on arrival at prisons establishments to provide this information and the interface would not be able to differentiate search criteria in order to obtain this percentage.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking forward recommendations, including giving governors the budget and flexibility to spend their resources appropriately to help prisoners keep important family or significant other ties which occurred in October 2017. Prison Governors are working in partnership with family services providers to meet the identified needs of prisoners, including developing relationships for prisoners who do not have access to family for several reasons including leaving the social care system.</p><p> </p><p>We commissioned Lord Farmer to undertake a review on the importance of family engagement to reduce reoffending and prevent intergenerational crime, the recommendations from which we are now implementing. Lord Farmer is currently carrying out a further review on family ties, focusing on female offenders, which is expected to be published shortly</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/05/2019 11:50:18 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

808973

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on tackling knife crime.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	120082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>As a member of the Inter-Ministerial Group on Ending Gang Violence and Exploitation, I meet on a regular basis with colleagues with a focus on the priority to reduce violence and knife crime.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office has recently undertaken a consultation on dangerous and offensive weapons, which includes proposals for new knife offences and to strengthen measures to tackle the cycle of violence and threat to safety posed by knife crime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 21/12/2017 13:54:57 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft