United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 173177
Knives: Sales
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22 March 2021
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26 March 2021 · Answer
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26 March 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require that knives sold in shops are kept locked in secure cabinets.
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22 March 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require that knives sold in shops are kept locked in secure cabinets.
Source: Commons
26 March 2021
Answer
During the passage of the Offensive Weapons Bill, we considered whether to make it a criminal offence for businesses to display a bladed product and whether shops should keep knives locked in secure cabinets. We concluded that we could achieve the same ai...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-22/173177
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1304626
- uk · wq-1304626 · source updated 26 March 2021