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Knives: Import Controls

Commons · Question 69387 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 3 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) payment processors and (b) courier services on disrupting the purchase and delivery of knives sold online by overseas retailers without age checks.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 3 Sep 2025

We are currently strengthening the legislation around the online sale of knives with measures in the Crime and Policing Bill, which is currently progressing through Parliament. This includes:introducing a two-stage age verification system at the point of ...