§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will call for a report from chief constables on578W non-householders, householders and married couples as a proportion of average net earnings for all males and manual males.
§ Mr. Scott[holding answer 21 June 1988]: The information is as follows:
the use of Stanley knives or similar tools in crimes of violence; and if he will consider taking action to control the sale of such tools.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonNo. Restrictions on the sale of such articles could not be effectively enforced without due interference with their legitimate use by all kinds of people in all walks of life. It is already an offence to carry them in a public place with intent to cause injury.