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Written question asked by Lord Moonie (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative) on Thursday, 31 March 2011.


Armed Forces: Munitions

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many conventional munitions incidents outside United Kingdom military bases were attended by personnel of (a) the Royal Air Force, (b) the Royal Engineers, (c) the Royal Logistics Corps, and (d) the Royal Navy, in each of the past five years.
Answer

Records of conventional munitions incidents are held by the Joint Service Explosive Ordnance Device Operations Centre. For years prior to 2010 only gross statistics are held in an easily accessible format. These figures are shown in the following table:

2006 2007 2008 2009
2,725 2,485 2,195 2,130

For 2010 detailed statistics showing the number of conventional munitions incidents broken down by service element are available and are shown in the following table:

2010
Royal Air Force 77
Royal Engineers 6
Royal Logistic Corps 1,318
Royal Navy 422

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
8096; 726 c291-2WA
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Ammunition Armed forces Bomb disposal
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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