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Firearms: Licensing

Asked by John MilneLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 26 January 2026UIN 107298

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 104116 on Firearms Licensing, whether the government will set out a timeline for publication of the consultation on firearms licensing; and whether the impact assessment will be published alongside the consultation.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Government will be publishing the public consultation paper on strengthening the controls on shotguns shortly.

The Government will provide the necessary impact assessments in due course, depending on whether we decide to make any changes following the consultation.

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