Written Question·Home Office·UIN 82712

Firearms: Licensing

Tabled: 16 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

LabourSlough

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Law Commission report entitled Firearms Law: Reforms to Address Pressing Problems, published on 16 December 2015, whether she plans to implement the recommendation on codifying t

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Government has no plans at present to codify existing firearms legislation but we keep the law in this area under review to ensure we maintain strong controls on firearms.The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published o...

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