§ Mr. Whiteheadasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of the use, or threatened use, of firearms on the premises of foreign embassies in London have been brought to his attention during 1973.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe only such incident so far this year was that on 20th February at the Indian High Commission.
§ Mr. David Clarkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the statutory provisions governing the circumstances in which firearms certificates can be refused.
§ Mr. CarlisleSection 27(1) of the Firearms Act 1968.
§ Mr. David Clarkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many firearms, subject to firearms certificates under the 1968 Act, have been stolen since January 1971.
§ Mr. CarlisleStatistics are collected of the number of offences in England and Wales in which firearms are stolen,20W but not of the number of firearms involved. As figures for 1972 are not yet available, I cannot at present add to the information contained in Table 20 of the Statistical Appendix to the Green Paper entitled "The Control of Firearms in Great Britain" (Cmnd. 5297).
§ Mr. David Clarkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many firearms certificates have been revoked in the area covered by the West Yorkshire Constabulary since 1971.
§ Mr. CarlisleI understand from the Chief Constable of the West Yorkshire Constabulary that 20 firearms certificates were revoked in 1971, 19 in 1972, and 15 in 1973, up to 6th November.