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Sig Sauer 228 Pistols

Volume 448: debated on Thursday 6 July 2006

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Sig Sauer 228 pistols are in use in the British armed forces, broken down by unit. (80934)

There are 117 Sig Sauer 228 pistols available to the UK armed forces, 36 of which are currently deployed for training purposes as follows:

Unit

Quantity

6 Regiment Royal Military Police

22

Pontrilas Army Training Area (PATA)

1

57 Logistic Support Squadron

6

Defence Human Intelligence Unit (DHU)

7

The balance are currently held in storage.