HC Deb 12 January 1987 vol 108 c73W
Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the reasons for his decision to veto the agreement for a weekly pension increase of £1.41p to elderly police widows; and what saving he expects to make.

Issue of firearms in each district of the Metropolitan Police in operations against persons known or believed to be armed, 1978 to 1985
Occasions Operations1
District 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
A 51 45 52 135 128 14 8 13
B 204 143 163 106 235 99 31 29
C 115 138 117 82 50 22 39 22
D 180 191 107 127 190 46 40 19
E 163 157 177 234 256 50 34 28
F 176 184 651 153 94 39 22 27
G 219 183 213 174 220 112 46 44
H 180 174 139 188 205 53 22 31
J 395 480 502 151 164 81 52 61
K 411 295 337 342 356 87 65 40
L 278 176 237 200 255 72 55 41
M 323 355 163 157 192 117 42 66
N 245 219 170 177 223 97 39 32
P 223 404 90 197 202 118 59 114
Q 114 163 175 119 154 37 59 43
R 391 255 241 156 127 45 15 44
S 216 463 104 250 393 64 61 14
T 151 451 85 63 115 27 51 47
V 44 466 12 72 42 25 30 30
W 119 83 125 77 160 60 31 55
X 225 266 265 233 307 45 57 54
Y 160 273 166 238 309 48 57 27
Z 121 152 108 135 133 52 35 41
Airport 20 21 52 17 64 15 22 2—
Total 4,724 5,737 4,451 3,783 4,574 1,425 972 922
1The basis on which the figures are recorded was changed in 1983. From 1983 the figures record the number of operations in which firearms were issued; the figure for 1982 and earlier years record the number of occasions on which firearms were issued.
2Until 1985 airport district included West Drayton, Staines and Sunbury, but in that year parts of the district were allocated to T and X districts.

Figures for 1986 are not yet available.