HC Deb 27 November 1990 vol 181 cc331-2W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list, for the current year, the number of(a) applications for the renewal of and (b) applications for a new shotgun certificate made to the North Wales police, and indicate in each case the number of applications which were not dealt with and certificates issued after (i) 28 days and (ii) three months.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

In the North Wales police force area in 1989 there were 6,697 applications for the renewal of shotgun certificates and 1,068 applications for the granting of new shotgun certificates. Figures for 1990 are not yet available. No information is available centrally on the time taken to deal with these applications.

Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable for north Wales, as to the reasons for the delay in processing the application for the renewal of a shotgun certificate made by Bryn Havord in April; and when the certificate will be issued.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

No. The administration of the licensing system under the Firearms Acts 19158 to 1988 is entirely a matter for local chief officers of police.