Written Question·Home Office·UIN 116322

Firearms: Licensing

Tabled: 26 February 2026

Answered: 5 March 2026

Question

Patrick Spencer

Conservative — Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his timetable is for the consultation on Section 1 and Section 2 licensing of shotguns and firearms.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Government has committed to having a new public consultation on changes to the licensing controls on shotguns.We will publish the consultation in due course.