§ Mr. Menzies Campbellasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what was the number of occasions on which applicants in Scotland for (a) shotgun certificates and (b) firearm certificates who have had their applications refused appealed against refusal to the sheriff court and the results of any such appeals in the last three years for which such information is available;
(2) what was the number of occasions on which applicants in Scotland for (a) shotgun certificates and (b) firearms certificates had their applications refused in the last three years for which such information is available.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton:The number of applications refused is as follows:
1984 1985 1986 Firearms certificates 12 31 30 Shotgun certificates 88 52 85 Note:The 1986 figures exclude the number of renewal applications refused by Lothian and Borders police in respect of which statistics are not available.
Information about appeals to the sheriff court against refusals to grant or renew certificates is not available as such appeals are not recorded separately.