PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Offensive Weapons (15 October 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on banning zombie-style knives and ninja swords.
Asked by:
Mike Reader (Labour)
Asked by:
Mike Reader (Labour)
Answer
We have implemented the ban on zombie-style knives and zombie-style machetes approved by Parliament earlier this year. The ban came into force on 24th September.
We will also be pressing ahead as soon as possible with a ban on Ninja swords, following the tireless campaigning of Pooja Kanda whose son Ronan was killed with one of these lethal weapons. We will be launching a consultation shortly and plan to introduce the legislation shortly afterwards when Parliamentary time allows.
Answered by:
Dame Diana Johnson (Labour)
21 October 2024
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