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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| 2 | 1 | 5 |
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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: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the proposed acquisition of Telegraph Media Group (TMG) by RedBird IMI, what steps they will take to ensure the editorial independence of TMG, given recent reports in the Times about editorial interventions in CNN Business Arabic by International Media Investments, the primary investor in RedBird IMI, following its guarantees of editorial freedom.
Answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
On 26 January the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport issued a new Public Interest Intervention Notice in respect of the anticipated acquisition of Telegraph Media Group by RB Investco Ltd.
This follows Redbird IMI making changes to the corporate structure of the potential acquiring entities of the Telegraph Media Group. This created a new limited partnership which would hold all shares in RB Investco – the proposed purchaser of Telegraph Media Group. The Secretary of State has come to the conclusion that this corporate restructure creates a new relevant merger situation.
The Notice triggers a requirement for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to report to the Secretary of State on jurisdictional and competition matters, and for Ofcom to report on the specified media public interest considerations. Ofcom and the CMA have now both launched invitations for public comment, and will report to the Secretary of State on the issues specified in the Notice by 9.00 a.m. on 11 March 2024.
The Public Interest Intervention Notice issued on 30 November 2023 in regard to the acquisition of Telegraph Media Group Limited by RedBird IMI Media Joint Venture LLC remains in force. The deadline by when the Secretary of State expects to receive Ofcom and the CMA’s reports in relation to this Notice has also been extended to 9.00 a.m. on 11 March 2024 so as to align with the deadline for the reports she has requested in relation to the new Notice.
The Pre-emptive Action Order made on 1 December 2023 remains in force.
It would be inappropriate to comment further at this time given this is an ongoing regulatory intervention.
Asked by: Chloe Smith (Conservative - Norwich North)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Q811 of the oral evidence given by the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee on 13 December 2023, HC 38, what steps she is taking to work with social media companies to deploy tools to help protect democratic processes.
Answered by Saqib Bhatti - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
We are working extensively across Government to ensure we are ready to rapidly respond to any threats to our democratic processes, through our Defending Democracy Taskforce and dedicated government teams. The threat to democracy from AI was discussed at the AI Safety Summit in November 2023, reinforcing the Government’s commitment to international collaboration on this issue.
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology works closely with social media platforms to encourage them to put in place policies that are fit for purpose, consistently enforced, and respect freedom of expression. Implementation of the Online Safety Act will make a significant difference here.
Asked by: Dehenna Davison (Conservative - Bishop Auckland)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the BBC’s compliance with the impartiality clauses in its charter.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The BBC has a duty to deliver impartial and accurate news coverage and content under its Royal Charter. As such, the Government has been clear that the BBC must place a firm emphasis on impartiality and maintaining the highest editorial standards.
The Government welcomes that the BBC accepted the findings and recommendations of the Serota Review and has committed to reform through its 10 point Impartiality and Editorial Standards Action Plan. The BBC now needs to demonstrate clear and continued progress as the plan is embedded into business as usual.
The Government established Ofcom as the independent regulator of the BBC in 2017. Ofcom is responsible for holding the BBC to account against its impartiality responsibilities. It remains a priority for the Government to work with Ofcom to deliver an effective and proportionate regulatory framework that holds the BBC to account while maintaining its creative freedom and operational independence.
A key focus of the Government’s Mid-Term Review of the BBC is to look at the regulatory and governance measures which can enable progress on impartiality, more accountability for editorial standards, including the handling of complaints, and a BBC that represents the breadth of the audience it was established to serve.
Our work on the Mid-Term Review is ongoing. The Charter specifies that the review must take place between 2022 and 2024, and we will publish our findings and conclusions in due course.
Asked by: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the prosecution, imprisonment and trial of media owner Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong for global press freedom.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
On 17 December, the Foreign Secretary called on the Hong Kong authorities to end their prosecution of Jimmy Lai and release him. We will continue to stand up for those who are targeted simply for exercising their human rights. The UK will always defend media freedom and freedom of expression globally. On 29 December, we and our Media Freedom Coalition partners signed a statement outlining our deep concern at the continued attacks on freedom of the press in Hong Kong, including the prolonged prosecution of Jimmy Lai. The UK has also been clear on its strong opposition to China's National Security Law in Hong Kong which has curtailed press freedom and we have urged the authorities to repeal it.
Asked by: Stephen Morgan (Labour - Portsmouth South)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent steps he has taken to (a) encourage the Israeli Government to uphold international law and (b) ensure the protection of (i) journalists and (ii) citizens in Gaza.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
We recognise the valuable work of journalists operating on the ground in Gaza, providing important coverage of the conflict in incredibly challenging circumstances. The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary have both met the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and have stressed to him that Israel must protect all civilians as far as possible and abide by International Humanitarian Law; under International Humanitarian Law, journalists covering conflicts should be afforded protection. We continue to press both at the UN and directly with Israel for unhindered humanitarian access and substantive humanitarian pauses, to ensure the conditions are safe for humanitarian organisations to deliver aid to those in need and give respite to civilians.
The UK also supported the recent Media Freedom Coalition statement expressing concern over the repercussions for the safety of journalists and access to information caused by the serious escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas. It called on all parties to the conflict to comply with international law and guarantee the protection of journalists and media workers covering the conflict.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has held with the(a) the United Nations, (b) Israeli government and (c) Palestinian authority on steps to improve the safety of (i) journalists and (ii) other media professionals covering the conflict in Gaza.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
We recognise the valuable work of journalists operating on the ground in Gaza, providing important coverage of the conflict in incredibly challenging circumstances. The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary have both met the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and have stressed to him that Israel must protect all civilians as far as possible and abide by International Humanitarian Law; under International Humanitarian Law, journalists covering conflicts should be afforded protection. We continue to press both at the UN and directly with Israel for unhindered humanitarian access and substantive humanitarian pauses, to ensure the conditions are safe for humanitarian organisations to deliver aid to those in need and give respite to civilians.
The UK also supported the recent Media Freedom Coalition statement expressing concern over the repercussions for the safety of journalists and access to information caused by the serious escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas. It called on all parties to the conflict to comply with international law and guarantee the protection of journalists and media workers covering the conflict.
Asked by: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of the People’s Republic of China about the continued incarceration of the journalist Zhang Zhan, who attempted to question Communist Party officials in Wuhan about the origins of COVID-19; and what response, if any, they have received.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
There are severe restrictions on media freedom in China, and the situation for journalists is deteriorating. In July 2023, the UK raised its concerns about censorship and media freedom in China, including the case of citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, in its 2022 Human Rights and Democracy Report. British diplomats have attempted to attend trials of citizen journalists and rights activists in China.
More generally, we regularly raise the human rights situation in China directly with the Chinese authorities at the highest levels. The Foreign Secretary did so in his introductory call with China's Foreign Minister on 5 December.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for freedom of speech of (1) transparency orders, and (2) privacy injunctions, used in family courts, which may restrict named individuals from discussing the case with third parties including family and media outlets.
Answered by Lord Bellamy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The Government recognises the importance of enabling the media to access family court proceedings to increase transparency in the Family Justice system while at the same time ensuring the privacy of vulnerable children and families going through court are protected.
Transparency Orders and privacy injunctions are made by the independent judiciary, taking all relevant factors, including freedom of speech, into consideration.
Transparency Orders are used by the court to set the parameters on what may or may not be reported in a particular case without amounting to contempt of court. The template Transparency Order, drafted by the judiciary, is cast in injunctive terms. If a Transparency Order is made in a case, then it is binding on members of the media to whom it applies. The Media Reporting Pilots in the family courts are being independently evaluated before any decisions are made on whether there should be changes to provision on media access to, and disclosure of information from family proceedings.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the use of transparency orders in family courts to prevent proceedings being open to media scrutiny, including (1) those made under the auspices of the Family Courts Transparency Pilots, and (2) those made in other general family court proceedings.
Answered by Lord Bellamy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The Government recognises the importance of enabling the media to access family court proceedings to increase transparency in the Family Justice system while at the same time ensuring the privacy of vulnerable children and families going through court are protected.
Transparency Orders and privacy injunctions are made by the independent judiciary, taking all relevant factors, including freedom of speech, into consideration.
Transparency Orders are used by the court to set the parameters on what may or may not be reported in a particular case without amounting to contempt of court. The template Transparency Order, drafted by the judiciary, is cast in injunctive terms. If a Transparency Order is made in a case, then it is binding on members of the media to whom it applies. The Media Reporting Pilots in the family courts are being independently evaluated before any decisions are made on whether there should be changes to provision on media access to, and disclosure of information from family proceedings.