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Written question asked by Lord Clark of Windermere (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 November 1995. It was answered by Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (Conservative) on Monday, 6 November 1995 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
What tests have been performed on rifle ammunition purchased from the Portuguese firm INDEP to determine their failure rate; what was the failure rate of the ammunition; what is his Department's standard failure rate of rifle ammunition; if his Department has encountered any technical problems with the ammunition; and if the ammunition purchased from INDEP has been assessed as satisfactory.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
41568; 265 c584W
Session
1994-95
Subjects
Contracts Ammunition Defence Firearms Testing Portugal INDEP