Firearms: Injuries

(asked on 4th February 2020) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of under-18 year olds admitted to hospital for injuries caused by firearms were injured by firearms other than a (a) handgun, (b) rifle, (c) shotgun and (d) larger firearm in each year since 2010.


Answered by
Kit Malthouse Portrait
Kit Malthouse
This question was answered on 12th February 2020

The Home Office does not hold information on those admitted to hospital due to injuries caused by firearms.

Information on hospital admissions are the responsibility of the Department of Health and Social Care. These are published by NHS Digital and are available here:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/hospital-admitted-patient-care-activity/2018-19

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