§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recorded crimes involved the use of(a) replica firearms and (b) reactivated firearms in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [33248]
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 10 July 1995]: The available information relates to recorded notifiable offences in which imitation firearms, including replicas, were used.
479WNotifiable offences recorded by the police in England and Wales where an imitation firearm was reported to have been used:
- 1989: 365
- 1990: 420
- 1991: 481
- 1992: 419
- 1993: 411
The information recorded by the police about offences in which firearms were used does not identify reactivated weapons. Some information is available, however, on the weapons used in shooting incidents and I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 6 July 1995, Official Report, column 349.