§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which system is used by the RUC to hold their register of privately held firearms and persons holding firearms certificates; and if he will place a copy of the system's functional specification and user guide in the Library. [105822]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 18 January 2000]: The Chief Constable has advised that the current system used by the RUC to hold this information was developed by them following research into similar systems operated by GB forces. There are no plans to place the system documentation in the Library.