Written questions

Firearms: Licensing

Commons · Question 74367 · Tabled 2 Sep 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 10 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the licensing system for Section 2 shotguns on rural economies.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 10 Sep 2025

We will be undertaking a public consultation later this year on the greater alignment of the controls on shotguns with other firearms.The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published on 13 February this year, included a commi...