§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many firearms certificates have been withdrawn in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years and the current year; and how many(a) shotguns, (b) .22 rifles, (c) fullbore rifles and (d) handguns were affected by the withdrawal of certificates. [128613]
§ Mr. IngramThe Chief Constable has advised that the information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Readily available information is set out in the table.
Revocations of and refusals to renew firearm certificates under the Firearms (NI) Order 1981 year Revocations Refusals to renew Partial refusals1 Total 1999 133 57 10 200 20002 74 37 7 188 1When only one, or more than one, of a number of firearms on a firearm certificate has been refused to be renewed. 2January to June