§ Dr. Julian LewisTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the Ministry of Defence Police is expected to make efficiency savings. [152239]
§ Mr. CaplinThe Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) is required to identify, and make, efficiency savings through the departmental financial planning process.
§ Dr. Julian LewisTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence which Ministry of Defence Police stations have been closed in the past two years; and what representations he has received from police forces about the closure of Ministry of Defence Police stations. [152240]
§ Mr. CaplinMinistry of Defence Police (MDP) station closures, during the last two years are detailed below:
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MOD Police Station Date of closure RO Nottingham 8 February 2002 ATR Lichfield 25 March 2002 HMS Cambridge 31 March 2002 AFC Harrogate 29 July 2002 Netheravon 30 September 2002 West Freugh 30 September 2002 Longcross Barracks 30 November 2002 DERA Pendine 30 November 2002 DERA Shoeburyness January 2003 HMS Forest Moor 31 October 2003 Feltham Station 30 January 2004 In addition, the MDP Agency Management Board have determined that MDP Area Policing Teams will be replaced by Divisional Support Groups (DSGs) in April 2004, involving some changes of locations. Mr. C. D. Lee, Deputy Chief Constable, Dorset Police and Mr. S. Long, Deputy Chief Constable, Wiltshire Constabulary, have both written to the Chief Constable, MDP about the planned MDP DSGs.