§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland why he does not advise chief constables in Scotland to offer to the trade shotguns, or other appropriate weapons, which have been surrendered to them during the recent amnesty, as is done in England and Wales.
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§ Mr. RossI am advised that most of the shotguns handed to the police are old-fashioned, in poor condition and generally unsaleable but I have no objection to surrendered shotguns being offered to the trade and I am advising chief constables accordingly.