Firearms: Licensing — Written Question

Question

Susan Murray

Liberal Democrat — Mid Dunbartonshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposals to merge Section 1 and Section 2 firearms licensing on (a) employment and (b) economic activity in rural communities, including impact

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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