HC Deb 18 November 1976 vol 919 cc654-5W
29. Mr. Hardy

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consultations have taken place during 1976 with organisations interested in and concerned with firearms.

Dr. Summerskill

There have been discussions with representatives of the Long Room Committee, the Wildfowlers' Association of Great Britain and Ireland, the Deer Society and the manufacturers of air weapons.

50. Mr. Farr

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total number of illegally-held pistols which have been confiscated by the police since the end of the war.

Dr. Summerskill

No central record is maintained or firearms confiscated by, or surrendered to, the police in the normal course of their duties.