§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make it his policy to pay interest on the compensation paid to gunholders who have handled firearms under the Firearms (Amendment) Acts. [90541]
§ Mr. BoatengThere is no provision to include interest as part of the payments made under the terms of the statutory firearms compensation scheme. Compensation claims made under this scheme are not commercial debts requiring payment within the standard 30 days.