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Firearms: Greater London

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKHome OfficeTabled Answered 10 February 2026UIN 109783

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegally possessed firearms have been seized in (a) Romford constituency and (b) greater London in each year since 1997.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Home Office does not routinely collect data on the number of firearms seized by police forces as part of their operations to tackle illegally held weapons.

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