Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on implementing New Clauses 6 and 7 which were added to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill on 17 June 2014.

Section 28 and Schedule 5 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 provides a minimum custodial sentence for those convicted for a second or subsequent time for possession of a knife or offensive weapon. This will be implemented as soon as possible.