To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for an appeal against a refusal to grant a section 5 firearms licence have been received in respect of (a) individuals and (b) dealers in firearms in each of the last three years for which figures are available; for the same years how many (i) individuals and (ii) dealers in firearms have had their licences terminated and of those terminated how many were restored in each case on appeal; and what was the cost to public funds of such appeals.

There is no right of appeal against the refusal of an application for, or revocation of, a section 5 authority, though any representations are carefully considered. Figures for the number of authorities revoked are not available in the form requested and could be produced only at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for section 5 firearms certificates have been received from (a) individuals and (b) dealers in firearms in each of the last three years; and for the same period how many applications have been made for renewal of such a certificate from (i) individuals and (ii) dealers in firearms.

The information is not available in the form requested and could be produced only at disproportionate cost.