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Weapon-related Equipment

Volume 454: debated on Wednesday 6 December 2006

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what items of weapon-related equipment for which his Department was responsible were stolen in the last 12 months. (106062)

In answering this question I have taken theft of ‘weapon-related’ equipment to mean stolen weapons and ammunition. Weapons and ammunition are the only types of ‘weapon-related equipment’ for which central records of thefts are maintained.

The following weapons and ammunition for which the Department was responsible were stolen in the last 12 months:

Type

Number listed as stolen

Ammunition 5.56 mm

230

Smoke Grenade Training

2

Baton Round (Blank)

1

Rifle 5.56 mm

6

Rifle No. 8 (Cadet)

4

Pistol 9 mm

2