United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 198110
Knives: Advertising
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6 September 2023
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11 September 2023 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to take steps to prevent the appearance of pop-up knife advertisements on social media.
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6 September 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to take steps to prevent the appearance of pop-up knife advertisements on social media.
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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/2023-09-06/198110
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1658562
- uk · wq-1658562 · source updated 11 September 2023