Written Question·Home Office·UIN 906245
Offensive Weapons
Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 26 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Lincoln Jopp
Conservative — Spelthorne
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 JonesThe 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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