HL Deb 03 November 1983 vol 444 cc677-8WA
Lord Harris of Greenwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When fees for shotgun licences were last reviewed, and what is the established net cost of administering the system.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Elton)

The present fee levels came into effect on 1st July 1980. They were last reviewed in December 1981, when a costing exercise was conducted in sample police forces. The net cost of administering the shotgun certificate system in 1981–82 was then estimated to be £567,986.