Written Question·Home Office·UIN 104414

Firearms: Licensing

Tabled: 8 January 2026

Answered: 15 January 2026

Question

Sarah Pochin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the forthcoming consultation on the proposed merger of shotgun and rifle licensing regimes will publish the evidence underpinning that proposal.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published on 13 February 2025, included a commitment to having a public consultation on strengthening the licensing controls on shotguns to bring them more into line with the controls on...

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