HL Deb 20 October 1987 vol 489 cc106-7WA
Lord Campbell of Croy

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether when considering possible changes in the control of firearms they will take into account the proposals in the Green Paper of May 1973 (Cmnd. 5279) presented by the then Home Secretary and the Secretary of State for Scotland, designed to improve the provisions of the 1968 Act.

The Earl of Caithness

My right honourable friend the Home Secretary intensified his examination of firearms controls following the tragic events at Hungerford and his main conclusions concerning the measures which need to be taken were announced in his speech at the Police Superintendents' Association Conference on 22nd September, a copy of which has been placed in the Library. A number of related issues are still under consideration and a further announcement will be made shortly. The proposals outlined in the 1973 Green Paper which have a bearing on the aims of the current review have been fully considered.