Firearms: Licensing
Commons · Question 110265 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Patrick Spencer
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the (a) farming, (b) rural and (c) game sports industries on changes to shotgun licensing.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 23 Feb 2026
The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published on 13 February 2025, included a commitment to having a public consultation on strengthening the licensing controls on shotguns to bring them more into line with the controls on...