HC Deb 25 January 1990 vol 165 c879W
90. Mr. Knapman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have been brought under the Criminal Justice Act 1988 provisions banning the public carrying of knives.

Mr. John Patten

Section 139 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 came into force on 29 September 1988. During 1988, there were 150 prosecutions for this offence. Information for 1989 will not be available until autumn 1990.