§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give for each year since 1968 the number of prosecutions following the illegal use of firearms registered under the 1968 Act.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe readily available information, which relates to prosecutions for offences under the Firearms Act 1968, is given in the table. This information relates only to the principal offence and excludes persons also found guilty of a more serious offence. Comparable data for the years prior to 1979 is not available.
Defendants proceeded against for offences under the Firearms Act 1968—England and Wales Number 1979 7,140 1980 7,130 1981 6,980 1982 5,430 1983 4,850 1984 4,160 1985 3,870 1986 3,160