Written Question·Home Office·UIN 93429

Firearms: Licensing

Tabled: 21 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025

Question

Stuart Anderson

ConservativeSouth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increases in the cost of shotgun licences on funding for youth activities.

Answer

Sarah Jones
On 5 February 2025, increased fees came into effect to provide full-cost recovery for firearms licensing applications processed by police forces. This was the first increase in fees for 10 years and we intend to undertake more regular reviews in the futur...

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