§ Mr. Kimballasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will obtain reports from chief constables, and publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of applications for shotgun certificates received by each police area, the number of certificates issued and the number of applications outstanding by the middle of June.
§ Mr. Elystan MorganFollowing are the figures for 30th June.
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Name of Force Applications received Certificates issued Applications outstanding* Somerset and Bath … … 17,153 9,147 7,998 Southend-on-Sea … … 562 559 — Southport … … 428 425 — South Shields … … 85 85 — Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent … … 11,784 9,350 2,429 Suffolk … … 19,000 9,250 9,743 Surrey … … 10,711 10,661 45 Sussex … … 19,000 12,240 6,751 Swansea … … 871 867 — Teeside … … 762 760 — Thames Valley … … 25,046 10,977 14,045 Tynemouth … … 128 128 — Wakefield … … 196 195 — Warrington … … 189 188 — Warwickshire … … 10,500 7,705 2,786 West Mercia … … 28,000 5,000 22,988 West Midlands … … 2,538 2,023 510 Wigan … … 313 312 — Wiltshire … … 9,825 9,815 5 York … … 435 429 — Yorkshirs: East Riding … … 8,493 8,488 — Yorkshire: North Riding … … 12,226 12,222 — Yorkshire: West Riding … … 20,054 20,044 — Total … … 580,958 453,315 126,941* * 702 applications have been refused.