Written Question·Home Office·UIN 93599

Firearms: Licensing

Tabled: 21 November 2025

Answered: 2 December 2025

Question

Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will take steps to prioritise shotgun licence applications where the applicant requires a firearm for work purposes.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The 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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