§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will name the members of the working group set up under the auspices of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) Administration of Firearms and Explosives Licensing Sub-Committee to finalise the detailed user requirement for the database needed to fulfil the statutory obligation to establish a central register of firearms and shot gun certificate holders, the dates on which the working group has met; and whether they will arrange for a copy of the detailed user requirement for the central database to be put in the Library of the House. [HL3770]
§ Lord Williams of MostynDetails of the working group set up by the Association of Chief Police Officers to finalise the detailed user requirement for this database are as set out in my earlier Written Answer (WA 15, 3 September 1998). It met on 14 October and is expected to meet again in December. We shall certainly consider placing a copy of the detailed user requirement in the Library once it has been drawn up.