To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of firearms entering the UK in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. (98506)

The following table provides data on the number of firearms (including handguns, rifles and machine guns) legally imported into the UK from outside the EU since 2003. Intra-EU imports and data prior to 2003 are not available. HM Revenue and Customs has no estimate of the number of firearms illegally entering the UK.