§ Sir Irvine PatnickTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many knives were handed in in(a) the Sheffield area and (b) the Hallam constituency during the recent knives amnesty; and if he will make a statement; [13072]
(2) how many offences were committed in the Sheffield area for each of the last three years involving knives; and if he will make a statement. [13073]
§ Mr. MacleanThe running of the recent knives amnesty was an operational responsibility for chief officers of police and the information was collected by police force areas. The number of knives and potentially dangerous weapons handed in in the Sheffield area was 225. The information requested on the numbers of offences involving knives is not collected centrally.