Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many investigations the Defence Serious Crime Unit has launched into (a) sexual assault, (b) rape, (c) murder and (d) manslaughter.

The Defence Serious Crime Unit (DSCU) was established on 5 December 2022; official statistics for 2023 will be published in March 2024. Statistics specifically in respect of sexual assault, rape, murder and manslaughter investigated by the DSCU can be found within the Official Statistics on Murder, Manslaughter, Sexual Offences and Domestic Abuse in the Service Justice System 2022: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/murder-manslaughter-sexual-offences-and-domestic-abuse-in-the-service-justice-system-2022.