§ Mr. GrahamTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people have been fined for illegal possession of firearms in Scotland in each year since 1985.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonIn 1989, 36 people were fined for offences under section 1 of the Firearms Act 1968340W of illegal possession of a firearm. This figure excludes cases where illegal possession was not the main charge. Statistics for earlier years are not available.