§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland in each of the last five years and the current year to date how many illegally held(a) shotguns, (b).22 rifles, (c) rifles of greater calibre than.22, (d) handguns and (e) other firearms were seized by the police in each police force area in Scotland. [102163]
§ Dr. ReidThis information is not held centrally and could be extracted by police forces only with considerable effort and at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many homicides were committed in Scotland using(a) shotguns, (b) rifles, (c) handguns and (d) other firearms in each police force area in Scotland in each of the last five years and the current year to date; and how many homicides were committed with the use of a legally held firearm used by the owner, broken down by the type of weapon used, over the same period [102164]
§ Dr. ReidThe following table details the number of homicides committed in Scotland using(a) shotguns, (b) rifles, (c) handguns and (d) other firearms in each police force area in Scotland in each of the last five years and the current year to date. Current year information relates to January to March 1999 only. Information on the number of homicides committed with the use of a legally held firearm used by the owner is not collected centrally.
Number of homicides recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used by police force area and main
firearm used, Scotland, 1994—Quarter 1, 1999
Police force area Shotgun Rifle Pistol/revolver Other firearms1 Total 1994 Northern — 1 1 — 2 Fife 1 — — — 1 Lothian and Borders — — 1 — 1 Strathclyde 1 1 1 2 5 Total 2 2 3 2 9 1995 Tayside 1 — — — 1 Strathclyde 1 — 1 8 10 Total 2 — 1 8 11 1996 Northern 1 — — — 1 Grampian 1 — — — 1 Tayside 1 — — — 1
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Renfrewshire Council2 provider Number of placements available project Nature of provision Action Environment Ltd. 22 CARTS Valley and Planning Construction of Footpaths along banks of river, building walls and carrying out hard landscaping for local
community wood project.
Heatwise 24 Home Insulation Installing loft insulation in customers' homes, maintenance and care of tools and communication with
customers.
Heatwise 20 Classroom Assistants Helping to prepare people to apply to become classroom assistants in primary schools.
1Excluding East Renfrewshire
Number of homicides recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used by police force area and main firearm used, Scotland,1994—Quarter 1,1999 Police force area Shotgun Rifle Pistol/revolver Other firearms1 Total Central2 — — 17 — 17 Strathclyde 1 — 1 3 5 Total 4 — 18 3 25 1997 Strathclyde 1 — 5 — 6 Total 1 — 5 — 6 1998 Fife 1 — — — 1 Strathclyde 1 — 1 3 5 Dumfries and Galloway 1 — — — 1 Total 3 — 1 3 7 Quarter 1, 1999 Strathclyde — 1 — — 1 Total — 1 — — 1 1Includes those firearms which were seen but not established and those not seen. 2Includes the 17 victims of the Dunblane incident which occurred on 13 March 1996.