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unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-02-01more like thismore than 2018-02-01
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Home Office more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Firearms: Licensing more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward proposals to introduce a standard fee to be charged by all GPs for issuing a firearms licence. remove filter
star this property tabling member constituency York Central more like this
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Rachael Maskell more like this
star this property uin 126056 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-02-06more like thismore than 2018-02-06
star this property answer text <p>In accordance with voluntary arrangements introduced in 2016, the police write to the GP of those applying for a firearms licence to request relevant information regarding the applicant’s health before the firearms licence is issued. We know that there are significant variations in how GPs now respond to this request and we have been discussing with the police, the relevant medical bodies and representatives of shooting organisations how greater consistency can be achieved in England and Wales. This includes the issue of fees being charged by GPs for providing initial information from a check of the applicant’s medical records, recognising that the decision whether to charge a fee and its level are matters which individual GPs have been determining.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd remove filter
star this property grouped question UIN 126055 more like this
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less than 2018-02-06T16:09:39.14Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-06T16:09:39.14Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this