§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table to show for those constabularies in England and Wales which keep such records the number of persons holding shotgun certificates who are presently 12 years, 13 years, 14 years, 15 years, 16 years, 17 years and 18 years respectively, or such age or ages definition as is convenient, or is used by police; and what were the numbers three and five years ago for each police force.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe information which is readily available is given in the table. This shows the number of shotgun certificates which were on issue to persons aged under 16 in six police force areas in England and Wales on 1 December 1992.
Information about other police force areas and previous years is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Shotgun certificates Police force Number of shotgun certificates on issue to persons aged under 16 (see note) Metropolitan 46 Devon and Cornwall 80 Gwent 9 Thames Valley 59 West Yorkshire 30 Avon and Somerset 89 Total (six forces) 313 Note: Certificates on issue as at 1 December 1992 to persons aged under 16 on that day.
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