§ Sir J. Hobsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many indictable offences involving the use of firearms, other than shotguns and shotguns only, respectively, were known to the police in each year from 1955 to the latest available year; and how many of the cases involving shotguns concerned those with a barrel length less than 24 inches, more than 24 inches, or with a barrel length unknown, respectively.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe numbers of indictable offences known to the police in England and Wales involving shotguns and other firearms in the years 1961 to 1966 are set out below. The information for earlier years is not available.
During 1966, 45 of the shotguns had barrels less than 24 inches in length. Corresponding information for other years is not available.
Year Indictable offences involving shotguns Indictable offences involving other firearms 1961 … … 107 445 1962 … … 122 466 1963 … … 144 434 1964 … … 215 516 1965 … … 318 822 1966 … … 404 1,107
§ Sir J. Hobsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many of the indictable offences involving the use of firearms, other than shotguns, during the last three years for which figures are available the user, any other person, or no person, respectively, held a 37W certificate for that firearm; and in which cases the information is not available.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI regret that none of this information is available.