Written Question·Home Office·UIN 54502

Firearms: Licensing

Tabled: 22 May 2025

Answered: 6 June 2025

Question

Rachel Gilmour

Liberal Democrat — Tiverton and Minehead

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on what the average processing time for a shotgun license application was in the last 12 months.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

The issuing of firearms certificates and the efficiency of police forces is a matter for individual Chief Constables and local Police and Crime Commissioners.