| Heading: |
Firearms: Licensing |
| Question ID: |
1756007 |
| UIN: |
HL4122 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-15 |
| Asking Member ID: |
2147 |
| Asking Member display name: |
The Earl of Shrewsbury
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The Earl of Shrewsbury
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the average time taken for (1) all, and (2) individual, police forces in England and Wales to process (a) applications for, and (b) renewals of (i) shotgun, and (ii) firearms, certificates. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-29 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
533 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hanson of Flint
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Hanson of Flint
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| Answer text: |
The issuing of firearms certificates and the efficiency of police forces is a matter for individual Chief Officers of Police and they are held to account by Police and Crime Commissioners. However, the performance of forces is being actively monitored by ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
1 |
| Answering body name: |
Home Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |