§ Mr. Farrasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish
Firearm Certificates Shotgun Certificates Police Force Issue Renewal Variation Replacement Issue Renewal Replacement £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Metropolitan Police … 52.80 32.42 38.44 26.40 12.79 8.51 6.48 Cheshire … … 12.73 10.90 12.27 2.41 7.74 5.14 2.07 Cumbria … … 10.41 6.52 7.48 7.15 3.51 3.03 2.96 Devon and Cornwall 13.41 13.46 8.62 8.94 3.02 3.22 — Dyfed-Powys … … 14.56 9.33 8.54 — 6.19 3.68 2.47 Humberside … … 10.91 11.29 11.74 11.66 9.19 9.19 9.19 Sussex … … … 10.87 8.52 — — 7.77 3.71 — West Midlands … 12.34 7.98 8.24 4.80 4.32 3.85 3.08 Central Scotland … 13.57 12.74 12.73 — 5.84 4.32 4.32 Northern Scotland … 14.73 12.21 12.21 13.05 5.06 4.22 4.22
§ Mr. Farrasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if it is his policy to collect all of the administrative costs in issuing firearm and shotgun certificates from the certificate holder; and to what extent this policy is modified by the need in any event for police involvement in their efforts to maintain law and order.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThe policy is that fees for licences and certificates in respect of activities regulated in the public interest should recover the costs of issuing them. This policy is not affected by the police having further responsibilities in connection with regulation of these activities.