Firearms: Lost Property and Theft

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's (a) handguns, (b) rifles and (c) automatic weapons have been (i) lost and (ii) stolen in (A) the UK and (B) operations overseas in each of the last two years.

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1. 13 December 2023

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's (a) handguns, (b) rifles and (c) automatic weapons have been (i) lost and (ii) stolen in (A) the UK and (B) operations overseas in each of the last two years.

   Source: Commons

2. 19 December 2023

   Answer

   We take the security of our small arms and light weapons extremely seriously and have a range of measures in place to ensure the integrity of these arrangements. The table below details weapon losses over the last two years; two of the weapons listed were...

   Source: Written answer

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