To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many authorised firearms officers there were in England in each year since 2005; (243603)

Details of the number of authorised firearms officers in England and Wales are published on an annual basis and can be found on the Home Office website at:

http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/operational-policing/police-firearms-statistics-06-1

Figures for the number of authorised firearms officers recruited every year are not collected separately.