A question on #Ammunition #LostProperty tabled by James Cartlidge on 24-03-2025 has been answered by Luke Pollard.

Heading: Ammunition: Lost Property
Question ID: 1787691
UIN: 40524
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-24
Asking Member ID: 4519
Asking Member display name: James Cartlidge
Asking Member handle: jcartlidgemp
Asking Member Twitter reference: @jcartlidgemp
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 37596 on Ammunition: Lost Property and Theft, for what reason 200 rounds were lost overboard in the Solent from a Navy vessel.
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Date answered: 2025-04-01
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4682
Answering Member display name: Luke Pollard
Answering Member handle: LukePollard
Answering Member Twitter reference: @LukePollard
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Answer text: An investigation into the loss of 200 rounds of ammunition from a Royal Navy vessel in 2024 concluded that the most likely cause was due to equipment failure. Appropriate measures have been put in place to prevent recurrence following an Immediate Ship's ...
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Answering body ID: 11
Answering body name: Ministry of Defence
Tweeted: true