§ Mr. Gerald HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what changes there have been in procurement funding for the Ministry of Defence Police in the last five years. [130803]
§ Mr. CaplinThe bulk of the Ministry of Defence Police budget is taken up with the staff costs relating to pay and allowance. However, that part of the budget that is allocated to the procurement of capital items was, for the previous four years:
£ Capital investment 1998–99 4,829,000 1999–2000 2,649,000 2000–01 1,851,000 2001–02 1,746,000 2002–03 1,460,000 A budget of £2.045 million has been set for the present year 2003–04.