To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the dates of competitions held since 1984 to supply small calibre ammunition of 30 mm and
| Calibre | Date | Type | Quantity | Tenderers | Winner |
| 7·62mm | September 1985 | Ball | 10M | Norma (FFV), Sweden | Indep |
| SFM, France | |||||
| Hirtenberger, Austria | |||||
| MEN, West Germany | |||||
| Dynamit Nobel, West Germany | |||||
| FN, Belgium | |||||
| Indep, Portugal | |||||
| GPC, Greece | |||||
| Raufoss, Norway | |||||
| Royal Ordnance, United Kingdom | |||||
| September 1985 | 4 Ball/1 Tracer | 15M | FN, Belgium | Indep | |
| Indep, Portugal | |||||
| Raufoss, Norway | |||||
| FFV, Sweden | |||||
| MEN, West Germany | |||||
| Dynamit Nobel, West Germany | |||||
| September 1985 | Blank belted | 2·2M | FN, Belgium | FN | |
| Indep, Portugal | |||||
| Raufoss, Norway | |||||
| FFV, Sweden | |||||
| MEN, West Germany | |||||
| GPC, Greece | |||||
| Hirtenberger, Austria | |||||
| 9mm | September 1985 | Ball | 14M | FFV, Sweden | FFV |
| SFM, France | |||||
| Hirtenberger, Austria | |||||
| MEN, West Germany | |||||
| Dynamit Nobel, West Germany | |||||
| FN, Sweden | |||||
| Indep, Portugal | |||||
| Royal Ordnance, United Kingdom | |||||
| January 1986 | Ball | 15M | FFV, Sweden | FFV | |
| SFM, France | |||||
| Hirtenberger, Austria | |||||
| MEN, West Germany | |||||
| Dynamit Nobel, West Germany | |||||
| FN, Belgium | |||||
| Indep, Portugal | |||||
| Royal Ordnance, United Kingdom | |||||
| 0·5 inch | September 1985 | 4 Ball/1 Tracer | 440K | Eley, United Kingdom | GPC |
| FN, Belgium, | |||||
| Eurometaal, Holland | |||||
| 1 Ba11/1 Tracer | 250K | GPC, Greece | |||
| Accles & Shelvoke, Canada | |||||
| August 1986 | 1 Ball/1 Tracer | 1.15M | Eley, United Kingdom | Eley | |
| Accles & Shelvoke, Canada | |||||
| Eurometaal, Holland | |||||
| FN, Belgium | |||||
| 0·5 inch | March 1988 | 1 Ball/1 Tracer | 1·2M | Eley, United Kingdom | GPC |
| FN, Belgium, | |||||
| Eurometaal, Holland | |||||
| Accles & Shelvoke, Canada | |||||
| GPC, Greece | |||||
| 20mm | October 1986 | HE I | 25·5K | Matra Manurhin, France | GPC |
| HE I Tr | 25·5K | GPC, Greece, | |||
| Practice | 105K | BMARC, United Kingdom | |||
| Practice Tr | 19K | ||||
| December 1984 | Practice | 250K | Olin Winchester, United States of America | Raufoss | |
| Raufoss, Norway | |||||
| Dekruithorn, Holland | |||||
| FN, Belgium | |||||
| December 1985 | Practice | 304K | Olin Winchester, United States of America | Dekruithorn | |
| Raufoss, Norway | |||||
| Dekruithorn, Holland | |||||
| FN, Belgium |
below for the United Kingdom armed services, in each case listing (a) the type, calibre and quantity of ammunition involved, (b) the names and nationalities of the competing companies and (c) the winning company.
The data requested are as follows:
| Calibre | Date | Type | Quantity | Tenderers | Winner |
| December 1986 | Practice | 304K | Olin Winchester, United States of America | Olin Winchester | |
| Raufoss, Norway | |||||
| Dekruithorn, Holland | |||||
| FN, Belgium | |||||
| December 1987 | Practice | 228K | Olin Winchester, United States of America | Olin Winchester | |
| Raufoss, Norway | |||||
| Dekruithorn, Holland | |||||
| FN, Belgium | |||||
| 25mm | July 1988 | Practice | 294K | Raufoss, Norway | Raufoss |
| BMARC, United Kingdom |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps are taken by his Department to ensure the quality of ammunition purchased from overseas.
The quality requirements called up in MOD tenders and contracts for ammunition are identical for United Kingdom and overseas suppliers. Our quality assurance branches ensure that the requirements are met irrespective of the place of manufacture.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total value of contracts awarded to overseas suppliers to provide the United Kingdom armed forces with small calibre ammunition, 30 mm and below, for each year since 1984.
The data for 1984–85 are not readily available. The approximate values for the subsequent years are:
| Year | £ million |
| 1985–86 | 31·4 |
| 1986–87 | 6·9 |
| 1987–88 | 28·5 |
| 1988–89 | 14·1 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total value of contracts awarded to United Kingdom suppliers to provide the United Kingdom armed forces with small calibre ammunition, of 30 mm and below, for each year since 1984.
The data for 1984–85 are not readily available. The approximate values for the subsequent years are:
| Year | £ million |
| 1985–86 | 76·6 |
| 1986–87 | 68·6 |
| 1987–88 | 52·5 |
| 1988–89 | 50·1 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which United Kingdom companies are still able to supply the United Kingdom armed forces with 0·5 in ammunition.
After the unsuccessful bid by Eley Ltd. for our last tender in 1988, there have been reports that it has closed its facility. There are no other established manufacturers for 0·5 in ammunition in the United Kingdom, but several could adapt their capabilities should our next requirement be attractive to them.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which United Kingdom companies have in the past 20 years supplied his Department with 0·5 in ammunition.
The only United Kingdom company to have supplied 0·5 in ammunition to MOD in the past 20 years is Eley Ltd.