§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what employer or contractual relationship exists between British Aerospace Royal Ordnance and the Ministry of Defence police. [988]
§ Mr. SoamesThis matter is under review. The Ministry of Defence police are employed at five British Aerospace-owned Royal Ordnance plc sites. The greater part of the cost of their services is repaid to the Ministry by the company under the terms of an agreement made in 1985.