UK Parliament / Open data

Violent Crime Reduction Bill

Are you confident about the question of weapons? A pair of scissors was recently used as a weapon in a school. Children often have access to compasses, dividers and other equipment that can be sharpened and readily used as a weapon. I am worried that we are addressing only the knife culture, while a sharpened blade from a sharpener can be used as a weapon just as easily. Are you confident that all those things can be addressed? Will it be possible to look reasonably for a pair of compasses on someone’s person? We need to move forward, so I would like your views.

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Reference

439 c704 

Session

2005-06

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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