§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what correspondence Home Office Ministers have(a) received from and (b) sent to members of the Firearms Consultative Committee during (i) 2003 and (ii) 2004. [154088]
§ Caroline FlintMembers of the Committee are appointed on a personal basis and there has been no correspondence with them in that capacity. The Chairman wrote on behalf of the Committee on 28 April 2003 to express views about certain aspects of the Anti-social Behaviour Bill. A reply was sent on 5 June.
§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost to his Department was of convening meetings of the Firearms Consultative Committee since its inception. [154089]
§ Caroline FlintA total of £14,534 has been spent on running the Firearms Consultative Committee since March 2000. Information on the cost of meetings before that date is not available from current records.
Name Company/organisation David Penn (Chairman) Imperial War Museum Brian Carter British Shooting Sports Council Brian Dalton The Royal Society for the Protection of Animals Sandy Ewing National Shooting Centre Ltd. Mark Fuchter HM Customs and Excise Alan Green Assistant Chief Constable, Greater Manchester Police William Harriman British Association for Shooting and Conservation David Henderson Scottish Executive Justice Department John Hoare National Small-Bore Rifle Association Patrick Johnson British Shooting Sports Council Mike Lobb Firearms licensing Officer Thames Valley Police Gill Marshall-Andrews Chair of the Gun Control Network David Mellor Deputy Chief Constable Fife Constabulary Kevin O'Callaghan Forensic Science Services Firearms Section Bob Pitcher London Proof House Mark Scoggins Fisher Scoggins LLP Solicitors Professor Jonathan Shepherd University of Wales College of Medicine Madeleine Swainbank The Defence Manufacturers Association. Simon Taylor Assistant Chief Constable, Norfolk Constabulary Graham Widdecombe Home Office, Public Order and Crime Issues Unit
§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to announce the appointment of successor committees to the Firearms Consultative Committee. [154131]
§ Caroline FlintWe are aiming to do so by the end of March.
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§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list(a) recommendations made by the Firearms Consultative Committee and (b) actions taken by his Department in response to its recommendations. [154091]
§ Caroline FlintThe Firearms Consultative Committee has produced a large number of recommendations since its inception and these are summarised in each of their annual reports, copies of which are in the Library. Many of their recommendations were dependent on changes in legislation and will be considered in the context of the forthcoming review.
§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the most recent members of the Firearms Consultative Committee, indicating the companies or organisations they work for. [154093]
§ Caroline FlintMembership of the Firearms Consultative Committee as at 31 January was as follows: