Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Thursday, 26 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 October 2019 (named day). It was answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 October 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Army bomb disposal units were called out in Northern Ireland between 1 January 2019 and 1 July 2019.

Answer

Data for the period 1 January 2019 to 1 July 2019 can be found below:

Month	Total Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD) Tasks	Total Conventional Munition Disposal (CMD)Tasks
January	21	3
February	19	3
March	17	4
April	31	5
May	16	6
June	24	7
Total	128	28

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 291280
Session: 2017-19
Related items: Prisoners' Release
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Army Bomb disposal Northern Ireland
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk