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Mr. Tony Banks
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Metropolitan police officers are currently trained in the use of firearms; and what was the figure for each of the past six years.
Mr. Giles Shaw
The number of officers whose training is maintained at a level allowing them to be armed varies during each year. The available information, recording the number of qualified officers at a particular date each year, is as follows:
| Number | |
| December 1980 | 4,133 |
| December 1981 | 4,181 |
| October 1982 | 4,476 |
| March 1983 | 4,667 |
| October 1984 | 4,631 |
| April 1985 | 4,631 |
| September 1985 | 3,973 |