§ Sir P. Rawlinsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce legislation to provide that anyone found in unlawful possession of a firearm will receive a sentence of not less than five years' imprisonment, irrespective of the sentence for any offence he may have committed; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir F. SoskiceNo. I am not convinced that in present circumstances there are sufficient grounds for taking the exceptional step of fixing a minimum penalty for this offence.