§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those satellites controlled by Her Majesty's Government indicating their owners. [13154]
§ Mr. Ian TaylorI have been asked to reply.
The following satellites are controlled and owned by the UK Ministry of Defence:
- SKYNET 4A
- SKYNET 4B
- SKYNET 4C.
The following are controlled by the UK Ministry of Defence but owned by NATO:
- NATO IVA
- NATO IVB.
The Ministry of Defence also owns two small space technology research satellites—STRV-1a and STRV-1b. These were launched in June 1994 but following successful mission completion they were transferred to the university of Colorado in 1996. They remain the property of MOD.
Notifiable offences recorded by the police end clear ups1 City of London (including the Metropolitan Police District) Offence group Number of offences Percentage cleared up2 1994–95 1995–96 1994 1995 Violence against the person 42,770 40,365 69 65 Sexual offences 6,815 6,121 65 58 Burglary 162,146 170,916 20 22 Robbery 26,175 30,166 14 18 Theft and handling stolen goods 392,942 390,165 16 18 Fraud and forgery 31,907 34,474 45 46 Criminal damage 157,763 146,679 16 31 Other offences 8,622 9,320 90 87 Total 829,140 828,206 22 25 1 Excluding criminal damage value £20 and under. 2 Published on a calendar year only.