DebateGeneral CommitteeWednesday, 1 July 202616:30

Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2026

Parliamentary debate

Parliament will debate a draft statutory instrument amending the Criminal Justice Act 1988's offensive weapons provisions for England and Wales. The order updates regulations governing which weapons are prohibited or restricted, though the specific amendments are not detailed in the published information. This is a delegated legislation committee scrutiny session where MPs will examine the draft instrument before it can take effect.

Changes to offensive weapons law affect public safety policy and police enforcement across England and Wales. The outcome determines which items become illegal to carry or possess, influencing both criminal justice and personal freedoms.

Crime & Policing

MPs most likely to speak

Jess PhillipsLabour Party

Birmingham Yardley

Parliamentary Under-Secretary — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on crime (77 times, 40pts); Known positions: crime: supportive, crime: neutral, crime: opposed (30pts)Voting record

Sarah JonesLabour Party

Croydon West

Minister of State — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on crime (53 times, 40pts); Known positions: crime: supportive, crime: opposed, crime: neutral (30pts)Voting record

Alex Davies-JonesLabour Party

Pontypridd

Parliamentary Under-Secretary — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on crime (96 times, 40pts); Known positions: crime: supportive, crime: opposed, crime: neutral (30pts)Voting record

Dr Kieran MullanConservative and Unionist Party

Bexhill and Battle

Shadow Justice — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on crime (85 times, 40pts); Known positions: crime: opposed, crime: questioning, crime: neutral (30pts)Voting record

Chris PhilpConservative and Unionist Party

Croydon South

Shadow Home Secretary — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on crime (60 times, 40pts); Known positions: crime: opposed, crime: questioning, crime: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2026

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