§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the standard procedures are for removing a firearms licence following misuse of a firearm. [132657]
§ Mr. IngramThe Chief Constable has advised that following clear information that a person had misused a firearm, it is police policy to seize the firearm from the person and consider the revocation of his firearm certificate.
804Wexpenditure figures on Press Officers, by the NIO in each of the years concerned:
Year Number of Press Officers £000 May 1997 29 667 January 1998 32 649 January 1999 36 940 January 2000 37 985