§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were(a) injured and (b) killed by guns in Wales in (i) 2002 and (ii) each of the previous five years. [90740]
§ Mr. Bob AinsworthAvailable published data on the number of recorded homicide offences in which firearms were reported to have been used in Wales, are given in the table:
Number of homicide offences involving firearms 1996 1 1997 2 1997–98 1 1998–99 0 1999–2000 0 2000–01 1 These firearms offences were recorded on a calendar year basis up to 1997, and on a financial year basis thereafter. Figures for injuries are not available.