HC Deb 15 October 2001 vol 372 cc915-6W
Miss Widdecombe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the manpower available to the Metropolitan Police SO19 specialist firearms unit. [5784]

Mr. Denham

The allocation of resources within the Metropolitan Police Service is a matter for the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. As at 31 August, S019's actual strength was 335.