Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 11 October 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 October 2016 (named day). It was answered by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Monday, 17 October 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Explosives: Northern Ireland

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times explosive ordinance officers were deployed to deal with incidents in Northern Ireland between 1 January 2016 and 1 July 2016.

Answer: Incidents requiring explosive ordnance disposal experts in Northern Ireland are dealt with solely by military personnel. The information requested on the number of occasions Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel have responded to incidents in Northern Ireland is published annually in the Report of the Independent Reviewer of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007. The statistics will be included in the forthcoming report which covers the period of August 2015 to July 2016.

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