§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the total amount spent by the Metropolitan police force on driver training in each year since 1975; [22653]
(2) how many Metropolitan police officers took (a) basic, (b) intermediate and (c) advanced driving courses in each year since 1975; [22654]
(3) how many police officers with the advanced driving qualification were employed by the Metropolitan police force in (a) 1994, (b) 1991, (c) 1987, (d) 1983, (e) 1979 and (f) 1975. [22655]
Year (a) Number of accidents (b) Number of civilian injuries (c) Number of police officer injuries (d) Total (b)+(c) (e) Accidents resulting in civilian injuries advanced class driver Other 1991 4,150 366 671 1,037 123 180 1992 4,143 318 710 1,028 121 173 1993 4,246 372 831 1,203 136 191 1994 4,063 321 858 1,179 113 176 These figures do not include accidents in which a police vehicle was in the vicinity but not directly involved.
The Metropolitan police did not record the type of vehicle involved in accidents prior to January 1995.
§ Mr. Bernie GrantTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been knocked down by speeding police vehicles in each of the last three years(a) nationally and (b) in the Metropolitan police area; how many have been fatally injured; and how
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§ Mr. MacleanThe following is the information requested for the years after 1990. I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that, prior to 1991, such information is not retained in a form which allows it to be readily retrieved:
Year Amount spent on driver training £ Number of officers taking intermediate1 course Number of officers taking advanced course 1991 2,421,480 533 327 1992 3,007,290 826 312 1993 3,277,560 1,200 246 1994 2,260,830 750 228 1 The intermediate course is the first level of driver training beyond possession of a full driving licence. In 1991 there were 4,794 officers in the Metropolitan police who held advanced driving qualifications. The number in 1994 was 5,486.