§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to change the MOD Police manpower in North Wiltshire; and if he will make a statement on the MOD Police in North Wiltshire. [155792]
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§ Mr. CaplinAll Ministry of Defence Police Area Policing Teams (APT), including that at Corsham, are being withdrawn in April 2004 and being replaced by Divisional Support Groups which will give the Chief Constable highly trained groups of officers which can be quickly deployed to respond to a variety of operational requirements. The nearest will be at Bulford Garrison and DSDC Ashchurch.
There will continue to be an MDP complement at the Joint Support Unit Corsham.
Due to shortage of office space there will be three officers from CID Foxhill based temporarily in the offices soon to be vacated by the APT Corsham unit.
§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many MOD Police are stationed at(a) Corsham, (b) Colerne, (c) Hullavington and (d) Lyneham. [155793]
§ Mr. CaplinThe number of Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) officers at the Joint Support Unit Corsham is 23. An MDP Area Policing Team of eight officers currently operates from Corsham. There are no MDP officers stationed at Colerne, Hullavington and Lyneham.
§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many arrests the MoD Police in North Wiltshire made in the last 12 months of(a) civilians and (b) servicemen. [155794]
§ Mr. CaplinThe following arrests have been made by the Ministry of Defence Police based at the Area Policing Team (APT) Corsham, during the last 12 months.
Number Civilians arrested by APT Corsham 7 Civilians arrested by Joint Support Unit (JSU) Corsham 1 Service personnel arrests by APT 7 Service personnel arrests by JSU Corsham 2
§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what changes have recently been made with regard to patrolling and other procedures by the MOD Police in North Wiltshire as a result of the heightened security state. [155795]
§ Mr. CaplinNo changes have been made to the Area Policing Team (APT) Corsham, with regard to patrolling and other procedures as a result of the heightened security state.