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Question Further supplementary, Nicola Willis. Question number Further supplementary, Nicola Willis. Question number 11, Further supplementary, Nicola Willis. Question number 11, Ingrid Willis. Question number 11, Ingrid Leary. Willis. Willis. Question Willis. Question number Willis. Question number 11, Willis. Question number 11, Ingrid Willis. Question number 11, Ingrid Leary. 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On On behalf On behalf of On behalf of the On behalf of the Minister On behalf of the Minister of On behalf of the Minister of Police, On behalf of the Minister of Police, police On behalf of the Minister of Police, police issue On behalf of the Minister of Police, police issue online On behalf of the Minister of Police, police issue online reminders On behalf of the Minister of Police, police issue online reminders to police issue online reminders to people police issue online reminders to people to police issue online reminders to people to apply police issue online reminders to people to apply for police issue online reminders to people to apply for their police issue online reminders to people to apply for their licence people to apply for their licence well people to apply for their licence well ahead people to apply for their licence well ahead of people to apply for their licence well ahead of time. people to apply for their licence well ahead of time. 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Police currently have a number of licence have a number of licence applications have a number of licence applications to have a number of licence applications to process have a number of licence applications to process due have a number of licence applications to process due to have a number of licence applications to process due to both applications to process due to both COVID-19 applications to process due to both COVID-19 delays applications to process due to both COVID-19 delays and applications to process due to both COVID-19 delays and new applications to process due to both COVID-19 delays and new licensing COVID-19 delays and new licensing reforms COVID-19 delays and new licensing reforms and COVID-19 delays and new licensing reforms and processes. COVID-19 delays and new licensing reforms and processes. Police COVID-19 delays and new licensing reforms and processes. Police have reforms and processes. Police have brought reforms and processes. Police have brought on reforms and processes. Police have brought on board reforms and processes. Police have brought on board more reforms and processes. Police have brought on board more staff reforms and processes. Police have brought on board more staff to reforms and processes. Police have brought on board more staff to help brought on board more staff to help with brought on board more staff to help with the brought on board more staff to help with the backlog brought on board more staff to help with the backlog and brought on board more staff to help with the backlog and have brought on board more staff to help with the backlog and have been with the backlog and have been prioritising with the backlog and have been prioritising applications with the backlog and have been prioritising applications for with the backlog and have been prioritising applications for those prioritising applications for those who prioritising applications for those who need prioritising applications for those who need their prioritising applications for those who need their licence prioritising applications for those who need their licence for prioritising applications for those who need their licence for work prioritising applications for those who need their licence for work and who need their licence for work and for who need their licence for work and for renewals who need their licence for work and for renewals first. who need their licence for work and for renewals first. 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Duck season a starts in May and police are working starts in May and police are working hard starts in May and police are working hard to starts in May and police are working hard to clear starts in May and police are working hard to clear the starts in May and police are working hard to clear the backlog starts in May and police are working hard to clear the backlog before hard to clear the backlog before this hard to clear the backlog before this time hard to clear the backlog before this time and hard to clear the backlog before this time and those hard to clear the backlog before this time and those who hard to clear the backlog before this time and those who do hard to clear the backlog before this time and those who do not hard to clear the backlog before this time and those who do not have this time and those who do not have their this time and those who do not have their licence this time and those who do not have their licence before this time and those who do not have their licence before the this time and those who do not have their licence before the season their licence before the season starts their licence before the season starts can their licence before the season starts can still their licence before the season starts can still take their licence before the season starts can still take part their licence before the season starts can still take part if their licence before the season starts can still take part if they starts can still take part if they have starts can still take part if they have supervised starts can still take part if they have supervised by starts can still take part if they have supervised by a starts can still take part if they have supervised by a current starts can still take part if they have supervised by a current licence have supervised by a current licence holder. have supervised by a current licence holder. Supplementary. have supervised by a current licence holder. Supplementary. Is have supervised by a current licence holder. Supplementary. Is she holder. Supplementary. Is she concerned holder. Supplementary. Is she concerned that holder. Supplementary. Is she concerned that current holder. Supplementary. Is she concerned that current Government concerned that current Government processes concerned that current Government processes are concerned that current Government processes are stopping concerned that current Government processes are stopping firearm processes are stopping firearm owners processes are stopping firearm owners who processes are stopping firearm owners who are processes are stopping firearm owners who are trying processes are stopping firearm owners who are trying to processes are stopping firearm owners who are trying to become owners who are trying to become legally owners who are trying to become legally licensed owners who are trying to become legally licensed from owners who are trying to become legally licensed from actually owners who are trying to become legally licensed from actually being legally licensed from actually being legally legally licensed from actually being legally licensed? legally licensed from actually being legally licensed? 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As people are fit and proper people to have a firearms licence. As I people are fit and proper people to have a firearms licence. As I said, have a firearms licence. As I said, more have a firearms licence. As I said, more staff have a firearms licence. As I said, more staff are have a firearms licence. As I said, more staff are being have a firearms licence. As I said, more staff are being brought have a firearms licence. As I said, more staff are being brought on have a firearms licence. As I said, more staff are being brought on to more staff are being brought on to try more staff are being brought on to try and more staff are being brought on to try and process more staff are being brought on to try and process the more staff are being brought on to try and process the applications try and process the applications that try and process the applications that are try and process the applications that are currently try and process the applications that are currently on try and process the applications that are currently on hand try and process the applications that are currently on hand and try and process the applications that are currently on hand and we that are currently on hand and we hope that are currently on hand and we hope that that are currently on hand and we hope that we that are currently on hand and we hope that we are that are currently on hand and we hope that we are able that are currently on hand and we hope that we are able to that are currently on hand and we hope that we are able to clear that are currently on hand and we hope that we are able to clear that hope that we are able to clear that as hope that we are able to clear that as fast hope that we are able to clear that as fast as hope that we are able to clear that as fast as possible. hope that we are able to clear that as fast as possible. As hope that we are able to clear that as fast as possible. As I hope that we are able to clear that as fast as possible. As I say, hope that we are able to clear that as fast as possible. As I say, if as fast as possible. As I say, if people as fast as possible. As I say, if people are as fast as possible. As I say, if people are concerned as fast as possible. As I say, if people are concerned about as fast as possible. As I say, if people are concerned about the people are concerned about the upcoming people are concerned about the upcoming duck people are concerned about the upcoming duck season, people are concerned about the upcoming duck season, they people are concerned about the upcoming duck season, they are people are concerned about the upcoming duck season, they are able upcoming duck season, they are able to upcoming duck season, they are able to continue upcoming duck season, they are able to continue to upcoming duck season, they are able to continue to undertake upcoming duck season, they are able to continue to undertake that to continue to undertake that practice to continue to undertake that practice if to continue to undertake that practice if they to continue to undertake that practice if they are to continue to undertake that practice if they are supervised to continue to undertake that practice if they are supervised by to continue to undertake that practice if they are supervised by a practice if they are supervised by a current practice if they are supervised by a current licence practice if they are supervised by a current licence holder. current licence holder. Supplementary. current licence holder. Supplementary. Will current licence holder. Supplementary. Will the current licence holder. Supplementary. Will the minister Supplementary. Will the minister consider Supplementary. Will the minister consider providing Supplementary. 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