Written Question·Home Office·UIN 70189

Gun Sports

Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 2 September 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

Liberal DemocratHazel Grove

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to shotgun licensing on clay pigeon shooting.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The Government intends to have a public consultation later this year seeking views on the alignment of the controls on shotguns with other firearms.