MOD Police (Hansard, 4 July 2002)

§ Mr. Gray
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list those locations where more than five MOD police personnel are based. [65715]

§ Mr. Ingram
The following locations have a permanent complement of more than five Ministry of Defence police officers.
MOD police HQ Essex
Area policing teams

Aldershot

Chatham

Devonport

Bovington

Corsham¹

Innsworth

South Wiltshire

Dishforth

Preston

Gosport

Chilwell

Donnington

Colchester

Feltham

Whitehall

520W
Criminal investigation departments

Aldershot

Foxhill

Catterick

Clyde

Central London

Stations

DLO Andover

Bordon Garrison

DEFRA Fort Halstead

RAF Hythe

Longcross Barracks

Solent Station Marchwood

RMA Sandhurst

DSL Beaconsfield

Bicester Garrison

AWE Burghfield

RMCS Shrivenham

RAF Welford

RNAS Culdrose

BRNC Dartmouth

MOD Abbeywood

JSU Corsham

DERA Boscombe Down

RAF Fairford

Larkhill Garrison

AAC Netheravon

Porton Down

Winterbourne Gunner

RNAS Yeovilton

HMS Forest Moor

RAF Fylingdales

AFC Harrogate

DM Longtown

RAF Menwith Hill

DM Dean Hill²

RDMC Fort Blockhouse

DM Gosport

HMNB Portsmouth

NATO Balado Bridge

DM Beith

RNSE Caledonia

HMNB Clyde

DM Coulport

DM Crombie

DM Glen Douglas

RNAS Prestwick

QinetiQ West Freugh³

DSDC Donnington

Hereford Garrison

DM Kineton

RM Llantrisant

QinetiQ Pendine³

RAF Stafford

RAF Alconbury

Colchester Garrison

Regents Park Barracks

Feltham Station

RAF Lakenheath
521W
Mill Hill

QinetiQ Shoeburyness³

US(N) London

AWE Aldermaston

RAF West Drayton

Woolwich Garrison

¹ The complement at this site is currently the subject of consultation with the Defence Police Federation. In the meantime, however, some officers from Corsham are being detached on a temporary basis to help reduce overtime where it is currently high.
² Site due to close.
³ MDP complement due to be withdrawn.

§ Mr. Gray
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to reduce the number of MOD police. [65717]

§ Mr. Ingram
The overall strength of the Ministry of Defence police is kept under constant review to ensure that the staffing levels of the force match the tasking requirements. This will involve both the creation and the discontinuance of posts at different locations, and, where appropriate, the transfer of personnel.

§ Mr. Gray
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many MOD police there were in(a) 1997 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. [65716]

§ Mr. Ingram
The strength of the force on 31 May 1997 was 3,807 officers and 3,338 on 31 May 2002.