HC Deb 23 March 1989 vol 149 cc760-1W
Mr. Sean Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the strength of the Ministry of Defence police in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Sainsbury

Over the last 10 years the strength of the Ministry of Defence police was as follows:

Numbers
October 1979 4,121
October 1980 4,221
October 1981 4,080
October 1982 3,958
October 1983 3,836
October 1984 4,003
October 1985 4,255
October 1986 4,681
December 19871 4,841
December 1988 4,706
1 Strengths are taken from the chief constable's annual reports, which from 1987 relate to calendar years.

The figures shown include manpower provided to repayment users but exclude civilians employed in support of the Ministry of Defence police.

Mr. Sean Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the annual expenditure on pay and pensions for the Ministry of Defence police for each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Sainsbury

Details are not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Sean Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the annual expenditure on training for the Ministry of Defence police for each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Sainsbury

Details are not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

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