§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department under what powers he acted in offering the recent firearms amnesty.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe amnesty had no statutory basis. It amounted to an agreement by chief officers of police, with the consent of my right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney-General, not to bring criminal proceedings for unlawful possession against those who surrendered illegally held firearms to the police during the period of the amnesty.