HC Deb 22 January 1970 vol 794 c180W
Mr. Dodds-Parker

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to increase penalties for those who carry arms when engaged in unlawful occasions.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

The maximum penalties available, which extend to life imprisonment for the more serious offences, are already severe. The question of which penalty is appropriate in a particular case, is for the courts to determine.

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