HC Deb 03 December 1998 vol 321 c252W
Mr. Gray

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list, by offence, the number of gun-related crimes committed between(a) July 1995 and July 1996, (b) July 1996 and July 1997 and (c) July 1997 and July 1998. [62194]

Mr. Boateng

The table gives the readily available information which relates to the number of notifiable offences in which firearms, other than air weapons, were reported to have been used.

review its inter-war records in preparation for further releases. It is that period which is relevant to my hon. Friend's Question.