HC Deb 20 July 1999 vol 335 c466W
Mr. Key

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many complaints have been received by the Police Complaints Authority against the Ministry of Defence Police in each year since they were granted statutory constabulary powers. [92165]

Mr. Boateng

I understand from the Police Complaints Authority that the number of complaints dealt with in respect of the Ministry of Defence Police since 1987 when they were granted statutory constabulary powers is as set out in the table:

Year Number of complaints
1987 22
1988 93
1989 86
1990 225
1991 143
1992 75
1993 46
1994–951 58
1995–96 75
1996–97 44
1997–98 53
1998–99 47
1 Statistics have been kept on a financial year basis from 1994