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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Firearms (2 June 2020)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of firearms owned illegally in the UK.

Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)

Answer

The National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS) and wider law enforcement regularly assess the volume of illegal firearms used in crime in the UK. NABIS produce quarterly reports on the threat, but their assessment is continuous and key information is shared amongst law enforcement on a real time basis. This information is operationally sensitive and not published.

We are continuing to deliver our commitment to choke off the supply and availability of illegal firearms to prevent their use by criminal or terrorist groups in the UK. This includes ensuring we have the right intelligence, detection and enforcement capabilities and policies, internationally, at the UK border, and within the UK.


Answered by:
Kit Malthouse (Conservative)
10 June 2020

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