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Firearms: Licensing

Asked by Patrick SpencerConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 10 March 2026UIN 117108

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had any meetings with BASC, has any future meetings with BASC and any other organisations planned, on the issue of combining section 1 and 2 licenses for shotguns.

Answered by Sarah Jones

Home Office Ministers and officials meet with a range of stakeholders with an interest in firearms related issues, including the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), from time to time and will continue to do so.

I had a meeting with BASC on 12 November 2025 to discuss firearms issues.

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