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
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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
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