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Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Monday, 22 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 June 2026. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 June 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence Police: Seized Articles

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many items classified as Attractive to Criminal and Terrorist Organisations have been (a) seized and (b) recovered by Ministry of Defence Police in each year since 2016 by type of item.

Answer

The Department has robust procedures in place to deter, detect and prevent loss and theft of items Attractive to Criminal and Terrorist Organisations (ACTO). Any loss will be thoroughly investigated.

The figures requested are as follows:

Type

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Small Arms

8

2

57

0

56

2

2

0

0

5

16

Small Arms ammunition

3

7060

449

44

1

3852

2

1

6

63

1

Surveillance targeting and acquisition

54

9

0

2

1

1

0

0

1

9

9

Less Lethal Options

3

596

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

3

0

Helmets

5

33

1

6

14

12

2

2

3

3

9

Body Armour

0

13

2

8

18

1

2

0

2

0

6

Body Armour Plates

13

20

4

13

22

11

4

0

2

0

15

General Service Respirator

20

16

0

1

5

0

0

2

6

4

20

Individual (encrypted) portable radio systems.

0

0

1

0

4

0

0

0

0

3

6

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
11878
Session
2026-27
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Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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