Written Question·Home Office·UIN 16451
Firearms: Licensing
Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026
Question
Ruth Cadbury
Labour — Brentford and Isleworth
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of forged shotgun licences used to purchase shotguns in England in the last five years.
Answer
Sarah JonesData on the number of forged firearms certificates used to purchase shotguns in England is not collected centrally. The law is clear on the sales of shotguns that a purchaser must hold the appropriate firearms certificate and transactions must comply with...
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