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Ammunition: Lost Property and Theft

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 20 March 2025UIN 37603

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 155mm artillery shells have been (a) lost or (b) stolen from his Department’s facilities since 5 July 2024.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The security of Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives (OME) is taken very seriously within the Ministry of Defence, and we have robust procedures in place to deter, detect and prevent loss and theft. All losses and thefts of OME are fully and rigorously investigated.

A search has been undertaken against the Defence Incident Management Database (DIMDb) which is the single repository for all security incident data for Defence. No incidents have been raised for the loss or theft of either 30mm canon rounds or 155mm artillery shells within the timeframe requested.

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