§ 33. Mr. ShersbyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from chief constables in England and Wales on the steps they are taking to satisfy themselves that applicants for shotgun certificates can possess these weapons without danger to the public safety or the peace.
§ Mr. Peter LloydMy right hon. Friend has issued guidance to chief officers of police on this matter in the publication entitled "Firearms Law: Guidance to the Police", a copy of which is in the Library. Her Majesty's inspectors of constabulary give considerable attention to this aspect in their inspections of forces.