HC Deb 12 May 2004 vol 421 c11WS
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Caroline Flint)

The Home Office consultation paper on firearms controls is published today. Copies have been placed in the House Library. The paper invites a wide-ranging debate on the principles that should underpin firearms licensing and how the existing system might be improved. People will have until 31 August to respond.