Armed Forces: Defence Equipment
(asked on 22nd April 2024) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the correction notice published on 19 April 2024 in relation to his Department's 2022-23 annual report, what are the top five categories of supplies and spares in the armed forces' inventories where his Department has identified discrepancies between the originally published totals of 740 million items of more than 640,000 different types and the revised totals of 457 million items of more than 517,000 different types.
The top five categories of supplies and spares in the armed forces' inventories amounting to the total of 457 million items and 517,000 different types are as follows:
. | 2022-23 | 2022-23 |
GWMB [Guided Weapons Missiles & Bombs] , Strat Weapons, Munitions & Armament Stores (Inc Bullets, Mortars, Flares, Explosives, Paveway & Supporting Equipment) | 53,000 | 382 million |
Engineering and Technical (Capability Specific Spares & Parts - Engines, Gearboxes) | 408,000 | 44 million |
General Stores (Tools, Packaging and Non-Capability Specific Parts) | 31,000 | 13 million |
Clothing and Textiles | 17,000 | 14 million |
Medical and Veterinary Stores | 8,000 | 4 million |
Total | 517,000 | 457 million |