Question follow-through · 40365
Firearms: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the affordability of firearms licences and renewals for (a) game keepers and (b) veterinarians.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 21 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 25 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 31 Mar 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the affordability of firearms licences and renewals for (a) game keepers and (b) veterinarians.
25 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Mar 2025
Answer published
On 5 February 2025, increased fees came into effect for firearms licensing applications processed by police forces. This gave effect to a commitment in the Government’s manifesto. A full impact assessment was published alongside the Firearms (Variation of...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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