§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents have involved armed officers of the Metropolitan Police in the Greater London area in each of the last three years. [51540]
§ Mr. MichaelThe Commissioner tells me that the number of incidents involving armed officers in the Metropolitan Police District is as follows:
Year Number of incidents 1995 1,438 1996 1,637 1997 1,660 1998 1923 11 January to 24 June