Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2018 to Question 126452, what steps the Government is taking to comply with section three of the EU Firearms Directive in respect of (a) establishing a system for the regulation of the activities of dealers and brokers and (b) checking the private and professional integrity and the relevant abilities of the dealer or broker.

The Government is considering its position on these issues. Measures to transpose these requirements do not need to be in place until 14 December 2019.