Written Question·Home Office·UIN 81937
Firearms: Scotland
Tabled: 14 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025
Question
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) Police Scotland on (i) data sharing of legally held firearms and (ii) the names of the people licenced to own them.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe Home Office publishes data on the number of firearms held, including shotguns, by the type of firearms certificate held. This data does not provide a specific breakdown on the type of shotgun. The latest data can be found in the table 13 via the follo...
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