Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2021 to Question 40676 on Ammunition, what the last safe year of use is for those batches of 30mm ammunition.

The current service life expiry date for each type of ammunition is shown below:

As is normal practise for most higher value General Munitions, an assessment process, considering both safety and performance, is ongoing to extend the service life.