§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce legislation in respect of shotguns providing that(a) they are limited solely to use for pest control on agricultural land, (b) they require annually renewable licences held in the name of either the land-owner or tenant, (c) all users are named on the licence, (d) the maximum number of shotguns and registered users is determined in relation to the acreage owned or tenanted, (e) no more than one licence is issued in respect of any piece of land and (f) they must be stored in secure safe-type cabinets with at least two separate keys; and if he will make a statement [2199]
§ Mr. MacleanNo. It is already a requirement that shotguns must be stored securely.