Written Question·Home Office·UIN 104416

Firearms: Licensing

Tabled: 8 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026

Question

Sarah Pochin

Reform UKRuncorn and Helsby

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration she has given to maintaining distinct licensing processes for shotguns and rifles.

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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