HL Deb 10 April 2001 vol 624 c166WA
Lord Burnham

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will undertake to include in future years in the performance indicators and miscellaneous statistics given in the Annual Report to Parliament of the Chief Constable of the Ministry of Defence Police, summarised particulars of (a) cases where the Ministry of Defence Police has used the extension of its jurisdiction in relation to non-service persons conferred by Section 31(3) of the Armed Forces Bill when enacted, (b) applications by chief police officers of listed forces to the Ministry of Defence Police for assistance under new Section 2A of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987 (as proposed to be inserted by the tri-service Armed Forces discipline Bill) for general support showing the numbers of such requests, analysed by requesting forces; and, where the assistance has been provided, the particular purpose, the numbers of Ministry of Defence Police provided and the duration of such assistance. [HL1586]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Use made of all the additional powers conferred by the Armed Forces Bill, if enacted, will be analysed in future editions of the Annual Report and Accounts of the Chief Constable of the Ministry of Defence Police