Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) operational ration packs and (b) tonnes of food that represents have been withdrawn from use and disposed of in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Out-of-date Operational Ration Packs (ORPs) are withdrawn from use and disposed of in line with current food safety legislation.

Based on information recorded on Ministry of Defence Inventory Management systems, the number of ORPs that have been disposed of is given below. The weight of these disposals is not recorded.

Notes:

(1) Information prior to 1 April 2012 is not held.

(2) Both individual 24-hour ORPs and 10-man ORPs are included in the above figures.