HC Deb 28 March 1979 vol 965 cc259-60W
Mr. Forrester

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what would be the current fee for a firearms certificate if the 1920 cost had been raised each year to take account of the annual rate of inflation.

Dr. Summerskill

If the fee of 5s. for the issue of a certificate, specified in the Firearms Act 1920, had been varied to take account only of changes in the value of money, the present fee would be about £2.

Mr. Forrester

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the fee for a firearms certificate in 1920: and at what intervals and by what amount the fee has been increased since then.

Dr. Summerskill

The fee for the issue of a firearms certificate was fixed at 5s. in 1920, and has since been varied as follows with effect from the dates shown:

£ s.
1 January 1969 2 10
1 January 1971 3 10
7 July 1975 7 00
1 October 1976 12 00
1 April 1978 16 00