Written Question·Home Office·UIN 109783

Firearms: Greater London

Tabled: 30 January 2026
Answered: 10 February 2026

Question

Andrew Rosindell

Reform UKRomford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegally possessed firearms have been seized in (a) Romford constituency and (b) greater London in each year since 1997.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Home Office does not routinely collect data on the number of firearms seized by police forces as part of their operations to tackle illegally held weapons.