Written Question·Home Office·UIN 93598
Firearms: Licensing
Tabled: 21 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the time taken to process shotgun licence renewals in (a) rural areas and (b) West Dorset constituency.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe issuing of firearms certificates, resourcing of firearms licensing teams and the efficiency of police forces is a matter for individual Chief Officers of Police and Police and Crime Commissioners.The Government has recently taken action to increase th...
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