| Heading: |
Ammunition: Lost Property and Theft |
| Question ID: |
1783783 |
| UIN: |
37596 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-12 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4519 |
| Asking Member display name: |
James Cartlidge
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| Asking Member handle: |
jcartlidgemp
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@jcartlidgemp
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 5.56mm rounds have been (a) lost or (b) stolen from his Department’s facilities since 5 July 2024. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-20 |
| Date answer corrected: |
2025-03-21 |
| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
true |
| Answering Member ID: |
4682 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Luke Pollard
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| Answering Member handle: |
LukePollard
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@LukePollard
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| Correcting Member ID: |
4682 |
| Correcting Member display name: |
| Luke Pollard |
| Correcting Member handle: |
| LukePollard |
| Correcting Member Twitter reference: |
| @LukePollard |
| Answer text: |
The security of ammunition is taken very seriously within the Ministry of Defence (MOD), and we have robust procedures in place to deter, detect and prevent loss and theft. All losses and thefts are fully and rigorously investigated.No ammunition has been... |
| Original answer text: |
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| Comparable answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |