Written question asked by Lord Wallace of Tankerness (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 October 1988. It was answered by Lord Patten (Conservative) on Monday, 24 October 1988 on behalf of the Home Office.

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Untitled Written question

Question

How many reported crimes & convictions there were in 1987 in respect of offences involving following weapons: shotguns, airguns, other firearms, crossbows, knives, martial arts weapons & bows & arrows. - Includes table & ref to table 3.5 of "Criminal Statistics, England & Wales, 1987" published later this week.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

139 c11-2W;139 c12W

Session

1987-88

Subjects

Crime Convictions Firearms Offensive weapons Statistics Crossbows

Contains statistics

Yes