HC Deb 02 February 1990 vol 166 cc383-4W
Mr. Martyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the total number of firearms certificates on issue in England and Wales as at 31 December 1988; and when he will be able to supply detailed statistics in the form previously made available by his Department.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

The number of firearms certificates on issue in England and Wales as at 31 December 1988 was 155,468. This information is included in table 2 of the Home Office statistical bulletin, issue 18/89, "Statistics on the operation of the Firearms Act 1968 England and Wales 1988". The bulletin also contains further information about the number of firearms certificates. A copy of this bulletin is in the Library, as are those relating to previous years.