Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2023 to Question 6863 on Ministry of Defence: Theft, what each of the (a) items of service equipment and (b) other defence assets were.
The numbers of instances provided previously in Question 6863, in the table below, will have included both live and closed cases and therefore we can now only list those items for closed cases so as not to compromise live ongoing investigations.
Subcategory | Number of Instances |
Service equipment | 153 |
Other Defence assets | 34 |
These figures were drawn from the Defence Confidential Hotline Case Management System data. It should also be noted that whilst items are initially reported as stolen, in some instances it is subsequently established that the items were lost as opposed to stolen.
The following table lists (a) items of service equipment and (b) other defence assets that were previously provided as headline figures in Question 6863:
Case Number | Fraud Subcategory | Item(s) |
1 | Other Defence assets | Dyson heaters |
2 | Other Defence assets | Multi Meter |
3 | Service Equipment | General Service Respirator, Canisters and Respirator Bag |
4 | Service Equipment | Body armour and helmet |
5 | Service Equipment | Helmet |
6 | Service Equipment | General Service Respirator, Mark 7 ballistic helmet and Virtus body armour carrier |
7 | Other Defence assets | Light bulb |
8 | Service Equipment | Virtus Helmet |
9 | Service Equipment | Virtus Helmet |
10 | Service Equipment | Virtus Helmet & Body Armour |
11 | Service Equipment | Virtus Helmet |
12 | Service Equipment | Virtus Body Armour Fillers |
13 | Other Defence assets | Watt Bike Trainer Monitor |
14 | Service Equipment | G0 Helmet |
15 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS helmet, helmet mandible and body armour |
16 | Service Equipment | Bergen, MOD (A) issued VIRTUS scalable vest, VIRTUS Helmet, Webbing and General Service Respirator |
17 | Service Equipment | Small Arms Protection Vest |
18 | Service Equipment | Army Recruitment Gazebo |
19 | Service Equipment | Virtus Helmet |
20 | Other Defence assets | Flat Screen TV |
21 | Other Defence assets | Silver pheasant ornaments |
22 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS scalable vest |
23 | Service Equipment | MOD (A) issued VIRTUS Helmet, Scalable vest and ancillaries, MOD laptop |
24 | Service Equipment | Pedal Cycle |
25 | Other Defence assets | MOD issued Tools |
26 | Service Equipment | Virtus Helmet |
27 | Service Equipment | Ammunition |
28 | Service Equipment | General Service Respirator |
29 | Other Defence assets | MOD ID Card |
30 | Service Equipment | Electronic ear defence |
31 | Service Equipment | Hawke Laser Range Finders. |
32 | Service Equipment | Daysacks Including MOD and Personal equipment. |
33 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS equipment |
34 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS helmet |
35 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS webbing and scalable vest |
36 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS scalable vest and General Service Respirator |
37 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS 17L Daysack. |
38 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS helmet |
39 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS helmet |
40 | Service Equipment | Webbing; vest; helmet; and bag. |
41 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS mandible, webbing and day sack and personal items |
42 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS scalable vest |
43 | Service Equipment | Alleged Loss of GSR |
44 | Service Equipment | LED 40" Smart TV |
45 | Service Equipment | Daysacks |
46 | Service Equipment | Respirator & Filter ACTO CAT 2 |
47 | Service Equipment | Helmet |
48 | Service Equipment | Fuel |
49 | Service Equipment | CES Items |
50 | Service Equipment | Replica Scale Model Siege Gun. |
51 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS body armour system |
52 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS helmet |
53 | Service Equipment | MOD(A) Respirator |
54 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS body armour |
55 | Other Defence assets | X-Box Controllers |
56 | Service Equipment | Detector Gas, Helmet Ground Troops, Endoscope Camera. |
57 | Service Equipment | Land Rover Tyre Rims. |
58 | Service Equipment | Alleged theft of Virtus daysack/VIRTUS helmet |
59 | Service Equipment | Rifle, blank rounds and attachments |
60 | Service Equipment | ACTO Small Arms Protection vest |
61 | Service Equipment | Personal items/issued kit |
62 | Service Equipment | Assault ladders, tent equipment, vehicle parts and uniform |
63 | Other Defence assets | Outboard motor and propellers |
64 | Service Equipment | MOD(A) VIRTUS TAC vest, MOD(A) VIRTUS helmet and MOD(A) General Service Respirator |
65 | Service Equipment | Body armour |
66 | Service Equipment | Body armour, helmet, empty magazines, scopes and silencer for a rifle. |
Service Equipment | Body armour, helmet, empty magazines, scopes and silencer for a rifle. | |
67 | Service Equipment | Apple iPad Pro21 and cash |
68 | Service Equipment | Radio equipment |
69 | Service Equipment | Virtus Kit |
70 | Other Defence assets | Office supplies and personal phone |
71 | Service Equipment | MOD Issue Laptop |
72 | Service Equipment | Field Pack Bergens and SILVA Compass |
73 | Other Defence assets | Ninja Foodi Max Air Fryer |
74 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS helmet |
75 | Service Equipment | Gym equipment |
76 | Service Equipment | Ground Helmet |
77 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS scalable vest |
78 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS helmet and scalable vest, and General Service Respirator |
79 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS Scalable Vest, Nape Protections and General Service respirator filters |
80 | Service Equipment | MOD (A) issued Fridge |
81 | Service Equipment | Issued Medals |
82 | Service Equipment | Bowman Cable Assembly |
83 | Service Equipment | Drills |
84 | Service Equipment | Not stated |
85 | Service Equipment | Virtus Helmet |
86 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS scalable vest, helmet, General Service Respirator and cash |
87 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS Helmet and emergency release strap |
88 | Service Equipment | CES Kit |
89 | Service Equipment | Canbus Terminator |
90 | Service Equipment | Peltor Ear Defence |
91 | Other Defence assets | White goods |
92 | Service Equipment | Drill Rounds |
93 | Service Equipment | Military Equipment |
94 | Service Equipment | WRENCH TOQUE/RATCHET HANDLE & SLIDING T BAR |
95 | Service Equipment | General Mechanic Tool Kit |
96 | Service Equipment | MOD (A) Watt Bike |
97 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS Helmet & Scalable Vests |
98 | Service Equipment | Pedal Cycle |
99 | Service Equipment | Toolbox |
100 | Service Equipment | Baker Rifle |
101 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS Bergan |
102 | Other Defence assets | Pedal Cycle |
103 | Other Defence assets | Generator airlines from an MOD(A) issued mounted generator trailer |
104 | Other Defence assets | Decommissioned Heavy Machine Gun |
105 | Other Defence assets | VIRTUS daysack and laptop charger |
106 | Service Equipment | Tools |
107 | Service Equipment | MOD(A) binoculars |
108 | Service Equipment | Exercise equipment |
109 | Service Equipment | Altberg boots & Respirator |
110 | Other Defence assets | MOD issued UBAC and MOD issued MTP Trousers |
111 | Service Equipment | Night Vision Scopes. |
112 | Service Equipment | Tumble dryer |
113 | Service Equipment | MK7 helmet & VIRTUS shoulder pads |
Service Equipment | MK7 helmet & VIRTUS shoulder pads | |
114 | Service Equipment | 50" TV |
115 | Other Defence assets | Jackery Power bank |
116 | Service Equipment | VIRTUS Body Armour and other military equipment |
117 | Other Defence assets | Diamond brooch |
118 | Service Equipment | CES items |
119 | Service Equipment | Medical bergens and collapsible stretchers |
120 | Service Equipment | HMNVG's |