§ Mr. Robert McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of firearm certificates at present issued in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and for what number of weapons, enumerating the type of category of weapon licensed. [42142]
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§ Mr. MacleanThere were 140,200 firearm certificates in force on 31 December 1994 in England and Wales, covering an estimated 396,800 firearms. There were also 670,000 shotgun certificates in force on the same date, covering an estimated 1.33 million shotguns.
Figures for Scotland are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland and figures for Northern Ireland are a matter for my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.