§ Mr. BarronTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his estimate of the efficiency savings that will result from operating the best practice guidelines issued to police forces in 1991 for administering the firearms licensing system.
§ Mr. MacleanThe administration of firearms licensing is a matter for individual chief officers of police. The efficiency savings achieved by an individual police force will depend on how closely their existing firearms licensing system follows best practice.
§ Mr. BarronTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his assessment of the progress made by police forces in adopting the best practice guidelines issued in 1991 for administering the firearms licensing system.
§ Mr. MacleanI refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to a question from the hon. Member for Bridgend (Mr Griffiths) on 27 October 1994,Official Report, column 770.