Written Question·Home Office·UIN 104780
Firearms: Licensing
Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026
Question
James Wild
Conservative — North West Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to announce the (a) scope and (b) timetable of the forthcoming consultation on proposals to merge shotgun and firearms licensing regimes.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe 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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