Written Question·Home Office·UIN 906245

Offensive Weapons

Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 26 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Lincoln Jopp

ConservativeSpelthorne

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the use of catapults as offensive weapons.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Minister for Policing and Crime Prevention chaired a meeting with concerned MPs and the Minister for Biosecurity, Borders and Animals at DEFRA to discuss this issue.We are clear that catapults should not be used against wildlife, property or people, a...

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