HC Deb 25 January 1994 vol 236 cc157-9W
Mr. Bellingham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will tabulate the cost of renewing(a) a firearms certificate and (b) a shotgun certificate in real terms for each year since the introduction of the Firearms Act 1968, using 1968 as the base year.

Index Year (a) Renewing firearm certificate (cash prices) £ 1968 prices £ (b) Renewing shotgun certificate (cash prices) £ 1968 prices £
100 1968 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125
105.22 1969 1.25 1.19 0.375 0.36
113.89 1970 1.25 1.10 0.375 0.33
124.29 1971 2.50 2.01 0.50 0.40
134.43 1972 2.50 1.86 0.50 0.37
143.66 1973 2.50 1.74 0.50 0.35
171.88 1974 2.50 1.45 0.50 0.29
215.60 1975 4.50 2.09 1.50 0.70
244.73 1976 10.00 4.09 4.00 1.63

Mr. Charles Wardle

Using the gross domestic product deflator, the cost of renewing(a) a firearm certificate and (b) a shotgun certificate in real terms for each year since 1968, using that year as the base year, are given in the following table:

Index Year (a) Renewing firearm certificate (cash prices) £ 1968 prices £ (b) Renewing shotgun certificate (cash prices) £ 1968 prices £
278.02 1977 10.00 3.60 4.00 1.44
309.09 1978 13.00 4.21 5.00 1.62
360.74 1979 13.00 3.60 5.00 1.39
426.84 1980 20.00 4.69 8.00 1.87
468.12 1981 20.00 4.27 8.00 1.71
501.47 1982 20.00 3.99 8.00 1.60
524.72 1983 20.00 3.81 8.00 1.52
551.09 1984 20.00 3.63 8.00 1.45
581.66 1985 20.00 3.44 8.00 1.38
598.69 1986 33.00 5.51 8.00 1.34
630.59 1987 33.00 5.23 8.00 1.27
672.92 1988 33.00 4.90 8.00 1.19
719.72 1989 33.00 4.59 8.00 1.11
777.74 1990 46.00 5.91 11.00 1.41
826.99 1991 46.00 5.56 11.00 1.33
858.74 1992 46.00 5.36 11.00 1.28
886.65 1993 46.00 5.19 11.00 1.24
922.11 1994 46.00 4.99 11.00 1.19

Mr. Bellingham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will tabulate the cost of acquiring(a) a firearm certificate and (b) a shotgun certificate in real terms for each year since the introduction of the Firearms Act 1968, using 1968 as the base year.

Index Year (a) Acquiring firearm certificate (cash prices) £ 1968 prices £ (b) Acquiring shotgun certificate (cash prices) £ 1968 prices £
100 1968 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
105.22 1969 2.50 2.38 0.75 0.71
113.89 1970 2.50 2.20 0.75 0.66
124.29 1971 3.50 2.82 1.00 0.80
134.43 1972 3.50 2.60 1.00 0.74
143.66 1973 3.50 2.44 1.00 0.70
171.88 1974 3.50 2.04 1.00 0.58
215.60 1975 7.00 3.25 2.00 0.93
244.73 1976 12.00 4.90 5.00 2.04
278.02 1977 12.00 4.32 5.00 1.80
309.09 1978 16.00 5.18 7.00 2.26
360.74 1979 16.00 4.44 7.00 1.94
426.84 1980 25.00 5.86 12.00 2.81
468.12 1981 25.00 5.34 12.00 2.56
501.47 1982 25.00 4.99 12.00 2.39
524.72 1983 25.00 4.76 12.00 2.29
551.09 1984 25.00 4.54 12.00 2.18
581.66 1985 25.00 4.30 12.00 2.06
598.69 1986 33.00 5.51 12.00 2.00
630.59 1987 33.00 5.23 12.00 1.90
672.92 1988 33.00 4.90 12.00 1.78
719.72 1989 33.00 4.59 12.00 1.67
777.74 1990 46.00 5.91 17.00 2.19
826.99 1991 46.00 5.56 17.00 2.06
858.74 1992 46.00 5.36 17.00 1.98
886.65 1993 46.00 5.19 17.00 1.92
922.11 1994 46.00 4.99 17.00 1.84