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UIN 85969

Knives

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7 September 2020

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10 September 2020 · Answer

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10 September 2020

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will (a) make an assessment of the validity of September 2020 research on knives from De Montfort University and (b) bring forward legislative proposals on replacing pointed knives with rounded

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  1. 7 September 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will (a) make an assessment of the validity of September 2020 research on knives from De Montfort University and (b) bring forward legislative proposals on replacing pointed knives with rounded

    Source: Commons

  2. 10 September 2020

    Answer

    We continue to work with retailers to promote the responsible sales of knives. It is important to strike the right balance between allowing access to knives, for instance as tools, with the need to protect the public from dangerous weapons.We are doing ev...

    Source: Written answer

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