United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 197852
Knives: Crime
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5 September 2023
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11 September 2023 · Answer
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11 September 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to tackle illegal online advertisement of knives intended to encourage (a) combat and (b) violent behaviour.
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5 September 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to tackle illegal online advertisement of knives intended to encourage (a) combat and (b) violent behaviour.
Source: Commons
11 September 2023
Answer
Under measures in the Knives Act 1997 it is an offence to market a knife in a way which indicates, or suggests, that it is suitable for combat, or is otherwise likely to encourage violent behaviour involving the use of the knife as a weapon. A person foun...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-09-05/197852
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1658285
- uk · wq-1658285 · source updated 11 September 2023