Question follow-through · 5173
Offensive Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the misuse of home-made catapults.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 29 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 3 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the misuse of home-made catapults.
2 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government shares concerns over the misuse of both manufactured and homemade catapults, whether against people, property or wildlife.There are a wide range of laws in place to punish those who misuse catapults. The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Pol...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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