Written Question·Home Office·UIN 110265

Firearms: Licensing

Tabled: 2 February 2026

Answered: 23 February 2026

Question

Patrick Spencer

Conservative — Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the (a) farming, (b) rural and (c) game sports industries on changes to shotgun licensing.

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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