HC Deb 13 December 1990 vol 182 cc495-6W
Mr. Wallace

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many applications have been dealt with for British visitors' permits under the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 in respect of each police authority in Scotland for the most recent period of 12 months in respect of which figures are available.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

For the 12-month period from 1 October 1989, when the permit scheme was introduced, the information is as follows:

Police Force Firearm Shotgun
Central 19 56
Dumfries and Galloway 401 161
Fife 27 73
Grampian 397 806
Lothian and Borders 174 566
Northern 1,379 1,117
Strathclyde 823 387
Tayside 457 2,374
Total for Scotland 3,677 5,540