§ Mr. MarlowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the numbers of(a) gun clubs and (b) members of gun clubs 324W in (i) Germany, (ii) France, (iii) Italy and (iv) the United Kingdom; and what the security requirements for gun clubs and their members are in each country. [1666]
§ Miss Widdecombe[holding answer 1 November 1996]: The total number of shooting clubs approved by the Secretary of State in the United Kingdom is 2,067. The Government have no information on the number of members of approved clubs. Approved clubs must abide by published criteria which require them to store firearms and ammunition securely and to ensure that their members are of good character.
We have no information about gun clubs in Germany, France or Italy.