HL Deb 14 June 1982 vol 431 cc518-9WA
The Earl of Shrewsbury

asked Her Majesty's Goverment:

Whether they intend to introduce any measures to restrict and register the sale of crossbows, bearing in mind the lethal qualities of those weapons, and the recent cases of gross cruelty brought about by their misuse.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Elton)

My right honourable friend is not at present persuaded that the introduction of controls over crossbows would justify the additional workload that would be created for the police. He is continuing to keep the matter under review.