HC Deb 08 March 1979 vol 963 c795W
Mr. Farr

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a list of the number of new certificates, renewals, refusals and cancellations and the total number of firearms certificates and shotgun certificates

Police area Number of new certificates Number of certificates cancelled Number of applications refused Number of certificates in force at end of year*
Central Scotland:
Firearms … … 1976 157 102 3 1,572
… … 1977 148 118 8 1,605
Shotguns … … 1976 370 153 11 5,034
… … 1977 356 420 10 4,940
Dumfries and Galloway:
Firearms … … 1976 198 134 1 2,776
… … 1977 182 167 — 2,804
Shotguns … … 1976 422 295 6 6,620
… … 1977 417 460 10 6,596
Fife:
Firearms … … 1976 84 100 3 1,780
… … 1977 122 116 — 1,777
Shotguns … … 1976 342 196 4 5,773
… … 1977 420 376 9 5,839
Grampian:
Firearms … … 1976 509 419 16 6,151
… … 1977 564 483 12 6,215
Shotguns … … 1976 1,184 1,509 10 11,623
… … 1977 1,201 1,264 14 11,606
Lothian and Borders:
Firearms … … 1976 291 240 2 5,160
… … 1977 256 371 1 5,004
Shotguns … … 1976 808 573 17 11,142
… … 1977 757 505 15 11,351
Northern:
Firearms … … 1976 1,125 787 3 9,109
… … 1977 1,126 598 1 9,614
Shutguns … … 1976 936 465 1 12,977
… … 1977 1,024 949 5 13,080
Tayside:
Firearms … … 1976 447 306 7 4,845
… … 1977 380 333 3 4,863
Shotguns … … 1976 581 645 12 10,148
… … 1977 802 685 19 10,257
Strathclyde:
Firearms … … 1976 160 679 58 7,648
… … 1977 467 667 7 7,365
Shotguns … … 1976 1,662 1,773 78 21,701
… … 1977 1,638 1,922 53 21,276
* These figures take account of transfers of certificates between areas.