§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his answers of 15 October 2003,Official Report, column 280W, and 14 July 2003, Official Report, column 133W, whether firearms include shotguns for licensing purposes; of the firearms controlled by HM Customs at Farnborough airport in 1999 how many were not presented with a valid firearms licence or British visitor firearms licence by the individuals declaring them to customs officers on the date of entry to the UK; and how many firearms were prohibited within the meaning of the Firearms Acts. [136563]
§ John HealeyFirearms include shot guns for import and domestic licensing purposes. Of the importations of firearms controlled by Customs at Farnborough airport in 1999 one was a prohibited weapon within the meaning of the Firearms Act 1968 and did not have a valid firearms licence or British Visitor's Permit.