Crime: Illegal Arms Debate

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Department: Home Office
Monday 21st November 2016

(8 years ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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Dogs are generally very good swimmers, my Lords. I will get the exact figures for my noble friend of how many dogs are used on any given day—perhaps today.

Lord Rosser Portrait Lord Rosser (Lab)
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My Lords, given the figures that the Minister has read out, can she tell us what is the Government’s estimate of the percentage of illegally imported firearms into the UK that are actually seized?

Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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Without doing the maths, I cannot give the noble Lord the figures off the top of my head. However, I will certainly write to him with accurate figures.