HC Deb 15 June 1990 vol 174 cc381-2W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will conduct an immediate review of security at the royal ordnance factory, Nottingham.

Mr. Neubert

Security arrangements at the factory are regularly reviewed by the Ministry of Defence.

Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reasons Ministry of Defence police are currently employed at the royal ordnance factory, Nottingham; whether they are armed; and whether he has any plans to withdraw them.

Mr. Neubert

Ministry of Defence police officers are present as required by the Ministry of Defence as part of the security arrangements for the factory and there are no plans for their withdrawal. All Ministry of Defence police officers are trained in the use of firearms and may be armed if it is considered necessary for operational reasons.

Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Ministry of Defence police currently patrol the royal ordnance factory at Nottingham; and at what cost.

Mr. Neubert

It is not the practice to give details of numbers of Ministry of Defence police (MDP) patrolling any particular location. The estimated cost of the MDP detachment at ROF Nottingham for 1989–90 is £500,000. Final figures are not yet available.