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Bomb Disposal

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 13 March 2025UIN 35737

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to increase the UK's explosive ordnance disposal capacity.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Ministry of Defence has a world leading Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search (EOD&S) capability, providing critical support not just to military operations, but also to UK resilience and security through established arrangements in support of the Home Office.

Future force designs of the Royal Navy and British Army will be part of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) so it would be inappropriate to provide further detail until SDR decisions have been made.

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