§ Simon Hughes:To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Metropolitan Police officers were licensed to carry firearms in each year since 1997. [140855]
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§ Beverley Hughes:The number of Metropolitan Police officers authorised to carry firearms in each year since 1997 is shown in the following table:
Number of authorized firearms officers (AFOs) 1996–97 6,738 1997–98 6,585 1998–99 6,308 1999–2000 6,262 2000–01 6,064 2001–02 5,776