Question follow-through · 29860
Offensive Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing new and specific criminal offences relating to the irresponsible sale and use of catapults used to (a) injure people, (b) maim or
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 6 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 13 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing new and specific criminal offences relating to the irresponsible sale and use of catapults used to (a) injure people, (b) maim or
10 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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13 Feb 2025
Answer published
We are clear that catapults should not be used for illegal purposes, whether against wildlife, people or property.The law already provides the police with powers relating to the use of any item as an offensive weapon including a catapult, for example if u...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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