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Mr. William Ross
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement giving his Department's definition and a full explanation of the phrase "class of firearm" as used in his Department's various letters and circulars concerning the administration of the Firearms Act 1968.
Mr. Douglas Hogg
The Department has regard to the ordinary use of the words to which the hon. Member refers and to the relevant provisions of the Firearms Act.