§ Lord Brainasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many handguns of a calibre over .22 have been imported from countries in the EU in each of the last five years giving the value of these imports and, if it is available, a breakdown by calibre and type of weapon (single shot, revolver, semi-automatic and automatic).
§ The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Fraser of Carmyllie)The data for UK imports of handguns are not available, either because they are not separately identifiable from other arms in the trade classification, or because they have been suppressed for strategic reasons.