HC Deb 22 January 1988 vol 125 cc871-2W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of Thames Valley as to the reasons for the speed with which Michael Ryan was granted a firearms certificate in December 1986.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

I understand from the chief constable of the Thames Valley police that Michael Ryan's application for a firearms certificate was received at divisional level on 25 November 1986 and on completion of the necessary inquiries a certificate was issued on 11 December. Information that the application was received on 10 December relates to the date of its receipt at headquarters, after it had been processed at divisional level.