§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the numbers of illegal(a) guns and (b) gun certificates that were used in legal ownership in each of the last 10 years. [185909]
§ Caroline Flint[holding answer 22 July 2004]: Details of the legal status of firearms used in recorded crimes, and the illegal use of firearm certificates, are not available.
§ Mr. GummerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many(a) rifles and (b) shotguns that have never been legally held have been used in recorded crimes since January 2000; [186123]
(2) how many (a) rifles and (b) shotguns that were once legally held but which have been (i) stolen and (ii) mislaid have been used in recorded crime since January 2000; [186124]
(3) how many legally held (a) rifles and (b) shotguns have been used in recorded crimes since January 2000. [186125]
§ Caroline FlintDetails of the legal status of firearms used in recorded crimes are not available.