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
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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, 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. |
Is named day: |
false |
Date of holding answer: |
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Date answered: |
2025-04-01 |
Date answer corrected: |
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Is holding answer: |
false |
Is correcting answer: |
false |
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: |
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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 ... |
Original answer text: |
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Answering body ID: |
11 |
Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
Tweeted: |
true |