Asked by: Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government on which occasions in the past five years a UK ambassador to Bahrain, Saudi Arabia or Qatar has been a guest of the government, a government body or the F1 governing body, at F1 races.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
All FCDO Staff are expected to maintain the highest standards of propriety and regularity at all times in line with the Civil Service Code and Diplomatic Service Code. It is recognised across HMG that, for example, the exchange of gifts and hospitality have long been an important part of building relations, particularly overseas. The motorsport industry provides significant economic opportunities for the UK, generating over £10 billion in revenue each year, and UK Ambassadors to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have regularly attended F1 events as part of their official duties. Offers of gifts or hospitality to FCDO officials are recorded and regularly audited under our management assurance processes.
Asked by: Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party - East Lothian)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the answer of 11 December 2023 to Question 5692 on Bahrain: Gulf Strategy Fund, when he plans to publish a list of (a) projects delivered by HM Embassy Bahrain and (b) Gulf Strategy Fund Projects in the 2023-2024 financial year.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The full list of projects delivered by the British Embassy in Bahrain is being finalised, but details will be published as usual in the spring on Gov.uk.
Asked by: Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party - East Lothian)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2024 to Question 15479 on Bahrain: Demonstrations, whether he has made representations to his Bahraini counterpart on (a) the detention of Sayed Hashim and (b) allegations of his abuse by the Bahraini authorities during his arrest.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Lord Ahmad has not made representations as Minister of State for the Middle East on this matter but as the answer to Question 15479 made clear, the FCDO are aware of the detention of Sayed Hashim, and we continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to meet all of its human rights commitments. We also encourage those with specific concerns to raise them directly with the appropriate Bahraini oversight body.
Asked by: Stephen Kinnock (Labour - Aberavon)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many nationals from (a) Bahrain, (b) Kuwait, (c) Oman, (d) the United Arab Emirates, (e) Saudi Arabia, (f) Jordan and (g) Qatar have (i) applied for and (ii) been granted an Electronic Travel Authorisation since 1 February 2024.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
The Home Office publishes data on Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) in the `How many people come to the UK each year (including visitors)?` topic of the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. In 2023 quarter 4 (October to December), there were 12,190 applications for ETA and 12,076 grants. All applications were for Qatari nationals. The latest data relates up to the end of December 2023. Statistics for Jan-Mar 2024, including information on the nationalities who require an ETA to enter the UK, will be published in the May edition of the Immigration System Statistics.
Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’.
Asked by: Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party - East Lothian)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make representations to his Bahraini counterpart on the (a) arrest and (b) raid on the house of Sayed Hashim Neama Al-Wadaei on 22 February 2024, in the context of his mother's arrest for protesting during the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix; and if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of these events.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The FCDO has been made aware of the alleged incidents, and we continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to meet all of its human rights commitments. We also encourage those with specific concerns to raise them directly with the appropriate Bahraini oversight body.
Asked by: Lord Blencathra (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government for what reasons the Islamic Army of Aden is a proscribed organisation; and whether they have any plans to proscribe the Houthi group as a proscribed organisation.
Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
The Islamic Army of Aden was proscribed in March 2001. It has a history of involvement in attempts to overthrow the Government of Yemen, including through use of terrorism to establish an Islamic State following Sharia Law.
The UK Government has been unequivocal: the illegal attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, as well as attacks against British and allied warships, are unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Together with the US, the UK Government has imposed coordinated sanctions on the Houthis. This is in addition to the US-UK led strikes, conducted with support from the Netherlands, Canada, Bahrain and Australia.
The Government does not routinely comment whether an organisation is under consideration for proscription. The Government keeps the list of proscribed organisations under review.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of Bahrain concerning its use of the death penalty.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Bahrain is well aware of the UK's long-standing policy to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances, in all countries, as a matter of principle. During Bahrain's Universal Periodic Review in November 2022, the UK recommended an immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty and has continued to discuss this with the Government of Bahrain, most recently on 20 December 2023.
Asked by: Sarah Jones (Labour - Croydon Central)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much military equipment of each equipment type has been (a) lost and (b) stolen in each year since 2015.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The Ministry of Defence has historically responded to Freedom of Information Requests (FOIs), answering the following three questions:
1. How many weapons (by type) and explosive munitions for which the Department has responsibility have been recorded as (a) lost and (b) stolen in [year]?
2. Please provide a list of all stolen items, value and location of the theft of all items that were recorded stolen in the [year] calendar year.
3. How many department computers, laptops, memory sticks were lost/stolen by month since January [year]?”
The responses have included military equipment reported lost/stolen in addition to other items but are limited to only those cases reported to the centralised reporting functions concerned with Security and Fraud/Theft, Bribery and Corruption.
The following are the links to those years that the published FOI requests can be located on GOV.UK:
FOI | Data Year | Link |
FOI2018/03191 | 2017 | https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5b89127ae5274a3cc44ba296/2018-03191.pdf |
FOI2019/03318 | 2018 | |
FOI2020/02137 | 2019 | |
FOI2021/01721 | 2020 | |
FOI2022/02198 | 2021 | |
FOI2023/02522 | 2022 |
FOI requests were also responded to for calendar years 2015 and 2016 but the publication links are unavailable. The detail provided in those responses is therefore set out below:
FOI2016/02451 (data for 2015)
Weapons (by type):
Lost: 0
Stolen: 5 (1 x small arm (de-activated); 4 x Automatic weapons (3 de-activated))
Explosive munitions (interpreted as Ammunition):
Lost: 4086
Stolen: 2080
The table shows how many computers, laptops, memory sticks have been recorded in the MOD security incident management database as lost/stolen by month since Jan 11
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Jan | 11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
Feb | 11 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 8 |
Mar | 19 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 19 |
Apr | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 9 |
May | 17 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 8 |
Jun | 7 | 5 | 24 | 7 | 704* |
Jul | 5 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Aug | 8 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 10 |
Sep | 20 | 7 | 8 | 298* | 3 |
Oct | 7 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
Nov | 13 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
Dec | 12 | 12 | 70 | 0 | 20 |
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*These figures record the suspected loss of ICT as a result of an accounting error; investigation is on-going which will likely significantly reduce any ‘actual’ loss. |
All stolen items from 1st January 2015 to 31st December 2015 (Confidential Hotline data)
Items stolen | Location | Alleged Offence Value where recorded | Items recovered or partial recovery |
4 X Magazines | Oxfordshire | £0 | No |
Bike | Chatham | £625 | No |
Military eqpt | Warminster | £0 | Yes |
compass, binoculars | Larkhill | £0 | No |
money | South Cerney, Gloucs | £410 | No |
19 vehicle tools | Monmouth | £769 | No |
day sack, boots | Bulford | £0 | No |
MFO box and contents | Catterick | £0 | No |
Multimeter | HMS Illustrious | £106 | No |
Multimeter | HMS Illustrious | £106 | No |
Body armour, sleeping bag, smock | Wimbish | £812 | No |
Chainsaw | Aldershot | £0 | No |
43 x transceivers | Taunton | £24,247 | No |
Webbing | Gloucester | £300 | No |
boots, vacuum | RAF Halton | £0 | No |
Military eqpt | Tidworth | £0 | No |
helmet, webbing | Germany | £0 | No |
artefacts | Dover | £0 | No |
sat nav | Blandford | £96 | No |
Military eqpt | Bulford | £0 | No |
gym eqpt | Bulford | £0 | No |
Military eqpt | Bulford | £0 | No |
welder, sand shot blaster, electric saw, electric drills, aluminium sheet metal | Bovington | £0 | No |
Military eqpt | Tidworth | £0 | No |
respirator | Tidworth | £0 | No |
projector | Sierra Leone | £450 | No |
Military eqpt | Wiltshire | £9,500 | No |
day sack, night vision system, body armour, helmet, various items of deployable tactical engagement simulation kit | Kenya | £0 | No |
Climbing eqpt | RAF Valley | £12,000 | No |
toolkit | Tidworth | £797 | No |
insulation test kit, oil | HMS Illustrious | £0 | No |
helmet mounting bracket | eBay | £0 | No |
weapon sight | Lisburn, NI | £1,812 | No |
adaptor | Tidworth | £1,170 | No |
2 x chainsaw, PPE eqpt | Tidworth | £1,773 | No |
money | Germany | £0 | No |
2 x washing machines | Innsworth | £416 | No |
bearskin, respirator, drum sling, regimental crest, medal bar | eBay | £856 | No |
clothing, bearskin, sword | Windsor | £0 | No |
welding eqpt | Colchester | £573 | No |
hydraulic fluid level indicator | eBay | £0 | No |
weapon sight, bi pod downgrip | Germany | £0 | No |
Diagnostic kit, retaining ring pliers, riveter, extractor screw set, brake adaptor, spanner wrench, socket wrench, 2 x mechanical puller, machinist vice, socket wrench set, impact wrench, thread insert kit, 2 x threading set, compression tester set, optical battery tester, liquid measure | Canada | £9,494 | No |
Military eqpt | Tidworth | £1,500 | No |
land rover, spare tyres | Warminster | £0 | No |
toolbox | Canada | £0 | No |
Military eqpt | Bulford | £3,258 | No |
Military eqpt | Larkhill | £0 | No |
Military eqpt | Tidworth | £0 | No |
bike | Bulford | £950 | No |
tools | Tidworth | £0 | No |
Military eqpt | Bulford | £0 | No |
tools | Germany | £0 | No |
day sack | Catterick | £170 | No |
2 x sleeping bags, jacket, trousers, helmet | Morocco | £337 | No |
2 x smock, poncho, sleeping bag | Colchester | £0 | No |
Military eqpt | Catterick | £0 | No |
bivie bag, jacket | Colchester | £0 | No |
boots, webbing | Colchester | £299 | No |
2 x screwdriver, bar extension, tool bag | Cottesmore | £0 | No |
toolbox and tools | Wattisham | £0 | No |
Military eqpt, clothing | Larkhill | £0 | No |
Military eqpt | Larkhill | £0 | No |
generator | Larkhill | £1,000 | No |
Xbox | Warminster | £400 | No |
Military eqpt, clothing | Larkhill | £1,030 | No |
Military eqpt | Winterbourne Gunner | £0 | No |
fuel | Bulford | £0 | No |
4 x lightweight chemical agent detectors | eBay | £180 | Yes |
helmet, 2 x respirator filter, field pack | Bulford | £301 | No |
5 x magazines | Afghanistan | £75 | No |
sleeping bag, sleeping mat, side pouch, rucksack, compression sack, sleeping bag cover, long back rucksack | Aldershot | £0 | No |
laminator | Catterick | £0 | No |
Military eqpt | eBay | £0 | No |
10 x 12-hour ration packs | eBay | £4,000 | Yes |
Blackberry | Innsworth | £0 | No |
fridge | HMS Collingwood | £294 | No |
webbing, helmet, jacket, smock, shirt, boots, thermal jacket, bergen, trousers, sleeping bag, exercise kit | Colerne | £435 | No |
technogym run 700, 3 x treadmill, 2 x static bike, 2 x X stepper, cross trainer, 2 x exercise bike, 2 x race bike, 2 x cycle gym machine | Catterick | £18,202 | No |
Landrover, 6 x machine bolt, 3 x carrier clamp, 3 x pneumatic wheel, 3 x pneumatic vehicle tyre, 3 x bracket, 3 x tyre valve extension | Wiltshire | £108,503 | No |
meat | Worthy Down | £0 | No |
2 x training defibrillators | HMS Excellent | £615 | No |
3 x binoculars, 3 x club batons | Bulford | £621 | No |
vacuum | Blandford | £89 | No |
2 x drill | RAF Leeming | £180 | No |
night vision system, night image intensifier | Kenya | £6,978 | No |
Military clothing | Armagh | £9,918 | No |
helmet, radio | eBay | £0 | No |
money | Germany | £2,144 | No |
Military eqpt | Tidworth | £0 | No |
picture, flag, clock | Chippenham | £70 | No |
30 x ink cartridge | HMS Vengeance | £8,660 | No |
boots, daysack | Stafford | £300 | No |
various medals | London | £0 | No |
night vision system | Pirbright | £4,500 | No |
12 x vehicle batteries | Abingdon, Oxfordshire | £2,376 | No |
military eqpt | Afghanistan | £0 | No |
camelbak, jet boil, poncho, jumper, tent pegs, respirator, respirator haversack, bungee's, canoe sacks, headover, jacket | Germany | £255 | No |
respirator | Cyprus | £0 | No |
laptop power pack and cable | Cyprus | £42 | No |
83 pieces of vehicle toolkit | Germany | £0 | No |
9 x Landrover spare wheels | Kenya | £0 | No |
stationery items | RAF Marham | £0 | No |
2 x off road tyres | Kenya | £0 | No |
travel docs, 4 x magazine, bottle, 2 x simulation vest, 3 x daysacks, night vision sight, helmet | Kenya | £326 | No |
laptop | Bulford | £0 | No |
9 x Landrover parts | Kenya | £950 | No |
night vision system | Kenya | £2,500 | No |
projector | RAF Brize Norton | £200 | No |
alcohol | Chippenham | £0 | No |
freight containing tools | RAF Brize Norton | £10,000 | No |
3 x indoor footballs | RAF High Wycombe | £30 | No |
2 x brown leather armchairs | Odiham | £880 | No |
drill | Odiham | £50 | No |
fuel | RAF Coningsby | £0 | No |
sat nav, watch, bergen, compass, boots, map | RAF Wittering | £250 | No |
body armour | RAF Leuchars | £0 | No |
day sack | RAF Waddington | £0 | No |
money | Perham Down | £520 | No |
Day sack, containing military eqpt | Larkhill | £0 | No |
projector | Tidworth | £0 | No |
iPad4 | Germany | £450 | No |
2 x HM forces railcards | Aldershot | £30 | No |
bike | Germany | £500 | No |
Personal load carrying eqpt | Germany | £0 | No |
Personal load carrying eqpt | Germany | £0 | No |
2 x bike | Aldershot | £260 | No |
docking station | Germany | £89 | No |
fuel | Larkhill | £183 | No |
night vision system | Canada | £1,911 | No |
diving eqpt | RMA Sandhurst | £1,022 | No |
digital camera | Afghanistan | £285 | No |
helmet | Germany | £209 | No |
2 x jacket | Strensall | £189 | No |
TV | Thatcham | £329 | No |
2 x TV | Germany | £0 | No |
3 x Night vision systems | Cyprus | £7,500 | No |
fuel | Preston | £127 | No |
2 x vacuum | RAF Wyton | £178 | No |
Medals | EBay | £0 | No |
night vision goggles | HMS Excellent | £0 | Yes |
ration packs | Catterick | £0 | Yes |
ration packs | EBay | £0 | No |
night vision system | Germany | £2,500 | No |
strimmer, car buffer | Germany | £315 | No |
Dell Base unit | Abingdon, Oxfordshire | £375 | No |
amazon voucher | Andover | £10 | No |
TV | Cirencester | £439 | No |
minibus | London | £11,177 | No |
tent, 3 x chair, 6 x camouflage net, 112 x tent liner tensioner | York | £2,734 | No |
4 x generator | Thorney Island | £10,000 | No |
respirator, field pack | Germany | £110 | No |
gym weights | RAF Valley | £294 | No |
generator | RAF Valley | £720 | No |
dummy rifle trg aid | RMA Sandhurst | £171 | No |
rowing machine | Torpoint | £1,350 | No |
mobile phone | Lisburn, NI | £85 | No |
diving eqpt | Bahrain | £50,243 | No |
night vision system | Pirbright | £2,500 | No |
clarinet | HMS Raleigh | £1,909 | No |
thermal sight | York | £15,556 | No |
2 x Laser light modules | Woolwich | £1,824 | No |
bike | Bulford | £321 | No |
FOI2017/03293 (data for 2016)
Small Arms (Interpreted as the category type of weapons)
Total reported as unaccounted for: 14 (lost and stolen)
Explosive Munitions (interpreted as ammunition)
Total reported as unaccounted for: 82877 (lost and stolen)
Using the incident types of ‘Loss’ and ‘Theft’ the table shows how many computers, laptops, memory sticks have been recorded in the MOD security incident management database as lost/stolen by month since Jan 16
Source - ISS Defence Assurance and Information Security (DAIS)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Computers |
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Laptops | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Memory Sticks | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
All items centrally reported stolen in the 2016 calendar year source - Fraud Defence (Confidential Hotline)
Items stolen | Location | Alleged Offence Value where recorded | Items recovered or partial recovery |
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19 x boxes of printer toners | Blandford | £1,752 | No |
Military Eqpt | Catterick | £0 | No |
Grinder, Drill Port, 2 x Drill Hammer Port | Paderborn, Germany | £680 | No |
3 x Body Armour, Radiacmeter, Hunting knife, Torch, Stopwatch, Toolbox, Wiring harness, 10 x Multi tool. | HMNB Clyde | £2,334 | No |
2 x Cylinder assembly unit | HMNB Clyde | £602 | No |
Boots | Fareham | £150 | No |
Generator | Bury | £100 | No |
Diesel | Bournemouth | £0 | No |
ECBA | Kenya | £110 | No |
Night Vision System | Kenya | £2,251 | No |
Night vision system | Kenya | £3,240 | No |
Rucksack | Kenya | £195 | No |
Money | Plymouth | £200 | No |
Drum | Bulford | £1,175 | No |
68 x Skirting plates | Bovington Park | £19,328 | No |
Speaker | Kenya | £271 | No |
Transmitter set | Kenya | £8,490 | No |
Cordless jigsaw, Cordless drill | HMNB Devenport | £619 | No |
Sight Kit | Belfast | £150 | No |
Fuel | Ewyas Harold | £0 | No |
Swimming passes | Blandford | £500 | No |
Military Eqpt | Lulworth | £1,655 | No |
Ration packs | Pudsey | £0 | No |
TV | HMNB Portsmouth | £250 | No |
Night Vision goggles, Body Armour Plates, Head mounted Night Vision sights | Dyfed Powys | £0 | No |
Night Vision System | Tidworth | £2,500 | No |
TV | Hyde Park | £504 | No |
Clothing | Faslane | £0 | No |
Fuel | Holywood | £0 | No |
3 x bike | Tidworth | £1,620 | No |
Scrap metal | Leconfield | £0 | No |
Binoculars | Tidworth | £151 | No |
Collimator, 21 x Compass, 14 x Watch | Stafford | £4,537 | No |
Respirator, Field pack, 2 x Helmet, 2 x Filter | Abingdon | £230 | No |
3 x Storm case, 2 x Camera, 3 x Gopro Touch Bacpac, 3 x GoPro Battery Bacpac Hero, 3 x GoPro wall charger, 6 x GoPro cable, 3 x GoPro storage case, 1 x GoPro bobber | Corsham | £1,719 | No |
Compass, 4 x Magazine, Blank Firing attachment | Chester | £236 | No |
20 x plate protection, 30 x Body armour, 10 x helmet | Hohne Garrison, Germany | £4,944 | No |
Bike spinner | Hohne Garrison, Germany | £500 | No |
TV | Wrexham | £341 | No |
Replica weapon | Wolverhampton | £480 | No |
2 x Fuel key, Fuel | Colerne | £175 | No |
2 x Radio system, BMRC, Control Radio set, 4 x Battery | Kenya | £24882.06 | No |
2 x iPad | Aldershot | £187 | No |
Pressure washer | Arbroath | £107 | No |
Fan heater | Anglesey | £288 | No |
TV | Anglesey | £350 | No |
Vacuum Cleaner | Anglesey | £117 | No |
Rucksack | Anglesey | £0 | No |
2 x vehicle | Sleaford | £51,600 | partial recovery |
4 x Binocular, 4 x Compass, 4 x Case | Larkhill | £1,153 | No |
2 x Hoover Bags | Marchwood | £18 | No |
Sat Nav | Wrexham | £135 | No |
3 x generator, Fuel, 3 x cable, 3 x GLS light | Warminster | £26,939 | No |
Toolkit | Hounslow | £654 | No |
Work bench | Warminster | £950 | No |
Fuel | Salisbury | £1,694 | No |
Fuel | Salisbury | £1,042 | No |
2 x 5.56mm rounds | Abingdon | £0 | No |
Boots | Aldershot | £0 | No |
Steam cleaner | Oxford | £1,703 | No |
2 x Power pack, 3 x Mechanics creeper, Wiring harness, 3 x Wrench, Screw set, 2 x Drill, Toolkit, Balance Spring | Alberta, Canada | £2,838 | No |
2 x telescopic ladder | Arbroath | £190 | No |
3 x Aircraft container, 3 x Folding cot, 4 x Chair, 23 x Water can, 14 x Helmet | Arbroath | £2,545 | No |
Parachute system | Cambridge | £90 | No |
Money | Gosport | £350 | No |
Night Vision System, Transmitter, single switch | Chester | £3,147 | No |
6 x Exercise bike | Catterick | £13,380 | No |
Webbing, Water bottle, mug, 2 x mess tin | Croydon | £90 | No |
Helmet, Waterproof jacket, Waterproof trousers | Croydon | £270 | No |
TV | Helston | £499 | No |
Generator | Monkton | £1,000 | No |
Clothing | Arbroath | £230 | No |
Document | Ebay | £0 | No |
Body armour | Scotland | £504 | No |
TRX kit | Cranwell | £656 | No |
Fan heater | Cranwell | £218 | No |
2 x Fan heater | Cranwell | £436 | No |
Night vision system | Catterick | £2,490 | No |
Bike trailer, Kayak | Inverness | £839 | No |
2 x night vision system, Weapon sight | Cotesmore | £7,080 | No |
Fuel | Gibraltar | £50,000 | No |
Fuel | Holywood | £106 | No |
2 x Helmet, Body armour, Webbing , Daysack | Chester | £994 | No |
Body Armour | Catterick | £109 | No |
2 x Fuel card | Fareham | £0 | No |
Med Ball, Kettleball | York | £70 | No |
5 x ancillary item | Portsmouth | £0 | No |
2 x Camp bed | Ebay | £98 | No |
1 x Helmet | London | £1,641 | No |
Respirator | Scampton | £129 | No |
Thermal Imager | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £7,848 | No |
Exercise bike | Reading | £2,250 | No |
Money | Portsmouth | £20 | Yes |
Money | South Ruislip | £311 | No |
7x Field pack | Plymouth | £707 | No |
Missile Epack | Corsham | £0 | No |
Laptop | Waddington | £500 | No |
Projector | Wattisham | £274 | No |
2 x Body Armour | Wattisham | £164 | No |
Clothing | Anglesey | £80 | No |
iPad | Salisbury | £399 | No |
72 x Battery Storage, Laptop | Kenya | £17,169 | No |
Money | Kenya | £13,333 | No |
Money | Kenya | £1,364 | No |
4 x Disc clutch | Kenya | £237 | No |
Vehicle component | Colchester | £798 | No |
Sim card | Taunton | £518 | No |
2 x computer monitors | Wolverhampton | £166 | No |
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The most recent FOI request responded to in December 2023 has yet to be published on GOV.UK. The detail provided is set out below:
FOI2023/13989 (data for 2023 – up to 02/11/2023)
For 01/01/2023 – 02/11/2023 I can confirm the following:
1. Weapons – lost / stolen: Source - Defence Security
Weapons: Type | Quantity | Lost/Stolen |
Deactivated WWII Sten Gun SMG (on display in Mess) | 1 | Lost |
Deactivated WWII Luger Pistol (on display in Mess) |
| Lost |
SA80 Rifle (lost on a training area) |
| Lost & Found |
Deactivated WWI German Machine Gun (lost on display outside Mess |
| Lost & Found |
Explosive Munitions: Type | Quantity | Lost/Stolen |
5.56mm | 84 | Lost |
7.62mm | 145 | Lost |
9mm | 47 | Lost |
4.6mm | 0 | Lost |
12.7mm | 0 | Lost |
Source - ISS Defence Assurance and Information Security (DAIS)
Month | Computers | Laptops | USBs |
Jan - 2023 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
Feb - 2023 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Mar - 2023 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
Apr - 2023 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
May - 2023 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
Jun - 2023 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
Jul - 2023 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
Aug - 2023 | 0 | 51 | 3 |
Sep - 2023 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
Oct - 2023 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
Nov (Up to 2nd Nov) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 169 | 22 |
All items centrally reported stolen in the 2023 calendar year (up to 02/11/2023)
Source: Fraud Defence
Items stolen | Location | Alleged offence value where recorded | Items recovered |
Body Armour, Helmet | Yeovilton | £0 | No |
Helmet | Yeovilton | £0 | No |
Respirator, Body Armour, Helmet | Yeovilton | £0 | No |
Helmet | Not Known | £450 | No |
Helmet | Devon | £0 | No |
Body Armour, Helmet | Yeovilton | £0 | No |
Helmet | Yeovilton | £0 | No |
WATT bike trainer monitor | Birmingham | £0 | No |
Bergen, Respirator, Helmet, Webbing, Scalable vest | Bulford Camp | £0 | No |
12 x Jerry cans of Diesel | Larkhill Camp | £0 | No |
Helmet | Bulford Camp | £0 | No |
2 x silver ornaments | Blandford Camp | £0 | No |
Scalable vest | Tidworth Garrison | £0 | No |
Cash | Swinton Barracks | £112 | No |
Helmet, Scalable vest, Laptop | Tidworth Garrison | £0 | No |
Bike | Larkhill Camp | £0 | No |
65 x tools | MOD Lyneham | £0 | No |
Laptop | Yeovilton | £54.69 | No |
Helmet | Buckley Barracks | £0 | No |
9 x laptops, 2 x docking stations, 2 x handheld device batteries, 2 x printer | in transit between Kenya and Brize Norton | £21426.68 | No |
4 x Ear defenders | Tidworth Garrison | £4400 | No |
2 x laser range finders | HMNB Devonport | £359.98 | No |
Daysack, laptop, vehicle keys, webbing, helmet, jacket, bivi bag, poncho | Kenya | £2000 | No |
Military issued equipment | Bulford Camp | £0 | No |
Helmet | Catterick Garrison | £0 | No |
Webbing, Scalable Vest | Tidworth Garrison | £0 | No |
Daysack | Tidworth Garrison | £58 | No |
Helmet | Gloucestershire | £370 | No |
Helmet | Maidstone | £0 | No |
Webbing, scalable vest, helmet, bag | Not Known | £0 | No |
Mandible, webbing, daysack | Tidworth Garrison | £1535 | No |
Scalable vest | Tidworth Garrison | £0 | No |
Respirator | Thiepval Barracks | £102.91 | No |
TV | Chester | £1 | No |
2 x Daysacks, 12 x initiator safety fuses, safety fuse | Kenya | £187.69 | No |
Respirator, filter | Bristol | £98.23 | No |
Helmet | Texas, USA | £339.85 | No |
Fuel | Tidworth Garrison | £0 | No |
Tools | Tidworth Garrison | £2184.51 | No |
Body Armour | Germany | £0 | No |
Respirator | Swinton Barracks | £0 | No |
2 x X-Box controllers | Fife | £0 | No |
Gas detector, Helmet, endoscope camera | HMNB Portsmouth | £0 | No |
5 x Land Rover Tyre rims | Middle Wallop | £1135 | No |
Helmet, Daysack | Bassingbourn Barracks | £0 | No |
SA80 Rifle, 30 x Blank rounds, Laser Light Module, Lightweight Day sight | Kenya | £0 | Yes |
Helmet, Body Armour | Catterick Garrison | £0 | No |
Outboard motor, 2 x Propeller | HMNB Devonport | £3440.47 | No |
Vest, Helmet, Respirator | In transit between Oman and Middle Wallop | £544.19 | No |
iPad Pro21, Cash | Bicester | £1500 | No |
Military equipment | not Known | £0 | No |
Office supplies | Kenya | £0 | No |
3 x Bergens, Compass | Edinburgh | £0 | No |
Air Fryer | Penicuik | £0 | No |
Helmet | Yeovilton | £347.50 | No |
Gym equipment | Cottesmore | £0 | No |
Helmet | Bovington Camp | £58.95 | No |
Scalable vest | Bovington Camp | £0 | No |
Helmet, respirator, scalable vest | Tidworth Garrison | £0 | No |
Scalable vest, Nape protections, Respirator filters | Pirbright | £0 | No |
Fridge | Bulford Camp | £0 | No |
6 x Medals, 6 x miniature medals | Cirencester | £0 | No |
4 x Bowman cable assemblies | Tidworth Garrison | £0 | No |
2 x dDrills | Bulford Camp | £0 | No |
Helmet | Bovington Camp | £0 | No |
Scalable vest, helmet, respirator | Haverfordwest | £0 | No |
Helmet, emergency release strap | Swinton Barracks | £0 | No |
Tools | Kenya | £0 | No |
Canbus terminator | Tidworth Garrison | £0 | No |
Ear defenders | Tidworth Garrison | £0 | No |
White goods | Tidworth Garrison | £0 | No |
2 x 9mm drill rounds | Tidworth Garrison | £0 | No |
4 x torque wrench, sliding tee bar | HMS Bulwark | £0 | No |
Tool kit | HMNB Devonport | £1111.28 | No |
iPad mini | Catterick Garrison | £329 | No |
Mobile Phone | Holywood, NI | £190 | No |
Bike | Gloucestershire | £0 | No |
toolbox | York | £600.87 | No |
Decommissioned Baker Rifle | Bulford Camp | £0 | No |
Bergen several items | Buckley Barracks | £0 | No |
Bike | Bulford Camp | £0 | No |
2 x Generator airlines | Swinton Barracks | £0 | No |
1 x decommissioned Heavy Machine Gun | Tidworth Garrison | £0 | No |
Daysack, laptop charger | Normandy Barracks | £0 | No |
Tools | HMS Bulwark | £0 | No |
Binoculars | Catterick Garrison | £233.34 | No |
Exercise equipment | Catterick Garrison | £0 | No |
Respirator, boots | Catterick Garrison | £0 | No |
Under Body Armour Combat shirt and Trousers | Pirbright | £0 | No |
Tumble dryer | Tidworth Garrison | £300 | No |
Helmet, shoulder pads | Tidworth Garrison | £0 | No |
TV | Gloucestershire | £0 | No |
Powerbank | HMNB Clyde | £950 | No |
The status of the items provided in the FOI responses were correct at the point of responding to the FOIs where items may have since been recovered and accounted for.
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the potential increase in the average price of goods following the redirection of ships around the Cape of Good Hope.
Answered by Bim Afolami - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
Since November, due to Houthi attacks, 12 international shipping companies have been forced to suspend passage through the Red Sed, causing lengthy delays and disruption to global supply chains. This has included causing insurance premiums for Red Sea shipping to increase ten-fold; although, this only contributes a small fraction of total costs passed onto the end-consumer.
These attacks therefore present a risk of increased prices for consumer goods and energy. Be assured that the Government is working closely with shipping operators to mitigate any potential impact on consumers, and the shipping and supply chain sectors are well practiced at putting contingencies in place to continue to meet their customer needs. The government continues to monitor the situation closely.
Freedom of navigation across international shipping lanes in the Red Sea must be protected. These illegal Houthi attacks are putting innocent lives at risk, threatening regional security, and harming the global economy. In all, we have seen more than 25 attacks against ships since the middle of November. This is why the UK and the US, with support from the Netherlands, Canada, Bahrain, and Australia, carried out targeted strikes on Houthi military targets in Yemen. This action was necessary, legal, proportionate and right.
Asked by: Mark Hendrick (Labour (Co-op) - Preston)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help prevent regional conflict following strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.
Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
We continue to work with our allies and partners to safeguard maritime security and navigation rights and freedoms in the Red Sea.
The Foreign Secretary has discussed developments in the Red Sea with key interlocutors from Saudi Arabia (14 December), United Arab Emirates (16 December & 12 January), Egypt (20 December), Iran (31 December and 17 January), Oman (31 December and 14 January), United States (2 January), the Palestinian Authority (5 January), Italy (8 January), Cyprus (12 and 24 January), Turkey (12 January), Saudi Arabia ( 17 January), Government of Yemen (17 January), United States (17 January), UN Secretary General (17 January), Poland (17 January), Sweden (21 January) and Greece (21 January). He also sent messages to United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on 23 January providing an update on the 22 January strikes.
The UK, alongside international partners, condemned the Houthi attacks through a series of ministerial statements. This included a 1 December United Nations Security Council statement, a 19 December US led statement with 43 signatories, a 3 January statement clearly stating that continued attacks would have consequences, a 12 January statement after the first strikes signed by 10 countries and a 23 January statement after the second strikes signed by 24 countries. On 10 January the United Nations Security Council passed resolution 2722 affirming freedom of navigation and noting members states' right to defend their vessels.