HC Deb 08 August 1972 vol 842 cc357-8W
Mr. Hamling

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many gun licences are current in England and Wales.

Mr. Carlisle

In England and Wales on 31st December, 1971, there were in force 190,649 firearm certificates and 715,433 shot gun certificates, excluding visitors' shot gun certificates. Both types of certificate may relate to more than one weapon.

Mr. Hamling

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many gun licences are current in the Metropolitan Police District and in the cities of Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Nottingham, Bristol, Leeds and Newcastle, respectively.

Mr. Carlisle

The information is as follows:

Number of certificates current at 31st December, 1971
shotgun certificates* firearm certificates
Metropolitan Police District 37,097 12,664
Birmingham 2,986 724
Bristol 2,113 820
Leeds 1,083 497

It is not possible to provide separate figures for cities which form part of a police area extending beyond the city. Figures for the whole force area in each case are as follows:

Manchester and Salford 1,294 457
Liverpool and Bootle 1,040 548
Nottinghamshire Combined 11,778 2,739
Northumberland 8,707 5,780
* Excluding visitors' shotgun certificates.