Written Question·Home Office·UIN 25

Crossbows: Licensing

Tabled: 17 July 2024
Answered: 26 July 2024

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a licensing regime for the sale and purchase of crossbows.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
A call for evidence on strengthening controls on crossbows on public safety grounds ran from 14 February to 9 April 2024. It tested ideas for whether there should be some form of licensing regime that would provide further controls on the use, ownership a...
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