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Firearms: Licensing

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled Answered 21 January 2026UIN 105198

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he had had with the PSNI on the time taken to process FAC renewals and applications.

Answered by Hilary Benn

While I meet regularly with the Chief Constable and his senior team regarding national security, and a range of issues, I have a limited role in relation to certain appeals against the decision of the Chief Constable not to issue firearms licences. The issuing of firearms licences is a devolved matter.

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