Written Question·Home Office·UIN 117107

Firearms: Licensing

Tabled: 2 March 2026
Answered: 10 March 2026

Question

Patrick Spencer

IndependentCentral Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has evaluated the cost to local police constabulary of changes to licensing requirements around shotgun ownership.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Government is intending to consult on strengthening shotgun controls in due course. The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published in February 2025, included a commitment to having a consultation on strengthening the li...

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