HC Deb 25 March 1996 vol 274 cc405-6W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Government Departments have(a) gun clubs and (b) shooting ranges on the premises. [21988]

Mr. Maclean

Four Government Departments in Great Britain have gun clubs approved by the Secretary of State under section 15 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 in which members may use firearms for target practice without holding a firearm certificate. Information is not held centrally on gun clubs which do not fall under the section 15 scheme. Information about the number of shooting ranges on Government premises could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

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