Question follow-through · 121032
Imitation Firearms: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) Police Scotland and (b) Scottish trading standards bodies on compliance and enforcement activity relating to the sale in Scotland of non-convertible imitation fir
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 16 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 24 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) Police Scotland and (b) Scottish trading standards bodies on compliance and enforcement activity relating to the sale in Scotland of non-convertible imitation fir
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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24 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Home Office has not had recent discussions with Police Scotland or Scottish trading standards bodies in relation to realistic imitation firearms that are not readily convertible to fire live ammunition. Chief Constables have operational responsibility...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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