§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he intends to take to ensure that questioning procedures with regard to visitors arriving in the United Kingdom from the Indian subcontinent are made more efficient and that refreshment facilities are provided at more regular intervals; and what plans he has to increase the number of immigration officers at
468Winformation collected centrally does not distinguish those weapons which were stolen from certificate holders. The position in Scotland is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland.
Burglaries and thefts, recorded by the police, in which firearms were reported to have been stolen by type of weapon England and Wales Number of offences Shotgun Pistol Rifle 1979 551 136 119 1980 608 155 109 1981 723 205 117 1982 716 189 111 1983 660 163 112