HC Deb 06 April 1998 vol 310 cc49-50W
27. Mr. Martin Bell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will review the role and procedures of the Ministry of Defence Police. [36283]

Dr. Reid

The Ministry of Defence Police is a civilian police force constituted under the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987. Ministry of Defence Police officers are subject to the same laws and procedures as their Home Department and Scottish Office police colleagues. In common with the rest of my Department, the Ministry of Defence Police have been the subject of a number of reviews in recent times and also stemming from that of Sir Patrick Sheehy. Apart from any considerations arising from the Strategic Defence Review, I have no plans to initiate any further reviews of the role and procedures of the Ministry of Defence Police.