Military Aid
(asked on 14th November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Military Aid to Civilian Authorities (MACA) requests have been (a) received and (b) approved by his Department in the last three months.
In the time period referred to, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has received 21 requests for Military Aid to Civil Authorities (MACA), of which 19 met approval. It is the MOD’s continued policy that any request for military support should be a last resort.
The table below, covering a period of 1 August to 16 November, shows the number of MACA requests broken down by each month.
MACA requests received by the Ministry of Defence in the last three months | MACA requests approved by the Ministry of Defence in the last three months | ||
Month | Count of MACA | Month | Count of MACA |
Aug | 5 | Aug | 4 |
Sep | 8 | Sep | 7 |
Oct | 5 | Oct | 5 |
Nov (as of 16th) | 3 | Nov (as of 16th) | 3 |
Grand Total | 21 | Grand Total | 19 |