Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Friday, 1 May 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 May 2020 (named day). It was answered by James Heappey (Conservative) on Wednesday, 6 May 2020 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 July 2019 and 1 January 2020.

Answer

Northern Ireland Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) call outs from 1 July 2019 to 31 December 2019

Month	Total Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD) Tasks	Total Conventional Munition Disposal (CMD)Tasks
Jul 19	24	4
Aug 19	12	1
Sep 19	22	3
Oct 19	10	4
Nov 19	13	3
Dec 19	9	5
Total	90	20

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