Question follow-through · 6537
Crime: Knives
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review legislation relating to the possession, carrying and use of religious blades and exemptions applying to kirpans.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 3 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review legislation relating to the possession, carrying and use of religious blades and exemptions applying to kirpans.
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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9 Jun 2026
Answer published
I was deeply saddened to hear about the abhorrent circumstances in which Henry Nowak was killed, and I would first like to express my deepest condolences to his family for their unimaginable loss.The Criminal Justice Act 1988 makes it an offence to have a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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