§ 31. Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what conclusions he has reached, in the light of recent events, on the need for the introduction of more stringent controls to regulate the acquisition and the possession of firearms and imitation firearms.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe review I announced on 15 June to re-examine what effective controls can be devised for replica firearms is still in progress. I remain of the view that the introduction of further controls on real firearms would not have a significant effect on the level of crime.