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Offensive Weapons Bill

Proceeding contribution from Sajid Javid (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 27 June 2018. It occurred during Debate on bills on Offensive Weapons Bill.

I must go on, as a number of colleagues want to contribute to the debate.

Turning to acid attacks, of course it is wrong that young people can buy substances that can be used to cause severe pain and to radically alter someone’s face, body and life. There is no reason why industrial-strength acids should be sold to young people, and the Bill will stop that happening. We will ban the sale of the most dangerous corrosives to under-18s, both online and offline. We want to stop acid being used as a weapon. At the moment, the police are limited in what they can do if they think a gang on the street might be carrying acid. The Bill will provide them with the power to stop and search and to confiscate any acid.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
643 c924 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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