HC Deb 13 November 1996 vol 285 c243W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information his Department collates on the number of persons currently licensed to carry handguns in the countryside for the purposes of killing animals for sport. [3109]

Miss Widdecombe

[holding answer 11 November 1996]: Killing animals for sport would normally not be considered a good reason for possessing a hand gun.