§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of firearms and knives handed into the South Yorkshire police during the recent amnesties; and if he will give a breakdown by the four local authorities.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggI understand from the chief constable of South Yorkshire that a total of 179 knives, three firearms and 52 other offensive weapons were surrendered in the knives campaign between 27 June and 11 July. A breakdown of these figures by local authority area has not been kept.
The number of firearms handed in during the September firearms amnesty, by local authority area, is as follows:
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Town Firearms Doncaster 139 Barnsley 97 Rotherham 62 Sheffield 256 A total of 131 other weapons were also surrendered. More detailed information in respect of these is not readily available.