Firearms and Weapons: Theft
(asked on 30th October 2020) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a list of the (a) number and (b) types of small arms and light weapons that went missing from his Department's establishments and facilities in 2018-19.
The following table lists the number and type of Small Arms and Light Weapons recorded as missing from Defence Establishments and Facilities during 2018-19:
Number and Type of Small Arms and Light Weapons missing from Defence Establishments and Facilities during 2018-19 | ||
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| 2018 |
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(a) Number | (b) Type |
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1 | Standard Issue Service Rifle (SA80) | Lost - British Army Training Unit Suffield, Canada |
1 | Standard Issue Service Rifle (SA80) | Lost - In deep water during exercise in Wales |
2 | .303 Lee Enfield Bolt Action Rifle (Deactivated) | Stolen - Reserve Centre |
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| 2019 |
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(a) Number | (b) Type |
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4 | Cadet Drill Purpose Rifle | Stolen - Merseyside Cadet Facility |
4 | Cadet Small Bore Target Rifle | Stolen - Merseyside Cadet Facility |
1 | General Purpose Machine Gun (with blank firing barrel) | Lost - At sea in bad weather |
4 | WW1-era Rifles (Deactivated) | Stolen - Reserve Centre |
This information was previously released by my Department in response to Freedom of Information Requests (2018/10985, 2019/01322, 2019/12854 and 2020/07549) and is publicly available on the Gov.UK website.