§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek to grant an amnesty for the handing in of shotguns and other firearms.
§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of Stale for the Home Department, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Middleton and Prestwich (Mr. Callaghan), Official Report, 16 January, column 672, why he does not intend to tighten the controls over the possession of firearms.
§ Mr. MayhewMy right hon. Friend is not persuaded of the need for an amnesty. Nor is he persuaded that further controls on firearms would have a significant effect on the level of crime.
§ 21. Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what administrative co-ordination exists between police forces to enforce the law relating to illegal possession of firearms in cases where offences have been committed by nationally organised extremist groups.
§ Mr. MayhewTo ensure the proper investigation of alleged crime chief officers of police maintain the closest co-ordination between forces.