Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of how many Ministry of Defence Police Officers will be employed by his Department in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26.
The current strength number for the Ministry of Defence Police is 2,473 full time equivalents (FTE) as of 19 December 2023. Estimated numbers for 2024-25 and 2025-26 are dependant on the outcomes of the Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) and other ongoing reviews within Defence.