§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many firearms and how much ammunition have been surrendered since January(a) in the West Midlands and (b) in England and Wales. [126439]
§ Caroline FlintThe information requested is not collected centrally. However, information on the number of guns handed in to the police during the amnesty in April is contained in the table.
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Handed in to the police 31 March 2003 to 30 April 2003 Prohibited firearms1 Non-prohibited guns2 Total number of guns Total no of rounds of ammunition West Midlands 179 1,086 1,265 53,190 England and Wales 6,249 34,258 40,507 895,274 1 In the West Midlands this included one fully automatic weapon, 168 handguns, six prohibited rifles, one prohibited shotgun and three other prohibited firearms. 2 In the West Midlands this included 38 non-prohibited rifles, 412 imitations, 475 air guns, 145 shot guns, and 16 other non-prohibited weapons. I placed full details of the weapons handed in to the police during the recent amnesty in the Library on 15 July 2003.