United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 93597
Firearms: Licensing
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21 November 2025
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2 December 2025 · Answer
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2 December 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the backlog of shotgun and firearm licence applications nationally.
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21 November 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the backlog of shotgun and firearm licence applications nationally.
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2 December 2025
Answer
The issuing of firearms certificates, resourcing of firearms licensing teams and the efficiency of police forces is a matter for individual Chief Officers of Police and Police and Crime Commissioners.The Government has recently taken action to increase th...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-21/93597
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1855855
- uk · wq-1855855 · source updated 2 December 2025