§ Mr. Farrasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in view of the fact that the use of shotguns in serious offences declined from 13 per cent. to 10 per cent. as shown in criminal statistics for England and Wales, 1979, but that this decline is masked by the inclusion in the same table of air weapon offences involving criminal damage of £20 or more, he will either have the weapon-by-weapon figures shown in separate tables in future, or alternatively raise the air weapon criminal damage figure to £100.
§ Mr. MayhewWe shall reply as soon as possible.