HL Deb 23 October 1973 vol 345 c620WA
LORD DERWENT

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many times during the last five years armed robbery has been carried out by criminals using:

  1. (1) pistols;
  2. (2) shot guns;
  3. (3) other weapons.

VISCOUNT COLVILLE OF CULROSS

The information is as follows:

OFFENCES OF ROBBERY IN ENGLAND AND WALES IN WHICH FIREARMS WERE USED
Year Pistols Shot guns Other firearms
1967 125 63 77
1968 135 131 106
1969 168 140 155
1970 163 160 152
1971 203 207 162
"Shot guns" includes both long-barrelled and sawn-off shot guns as defined on page 46 of the Green Paper, The Control of Firearms in Great Britain (Cmnd. 5297).