§ Mr. LivingstoneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the calibre of the Ingram Model 10 sub-machine gun referred to in his answer of 13 June,Official Report, column 229.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonNine millimetres.
§ Mr. LivingstoneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the Ingram Model 10 sub-machine gun was first issued to the Army in Northern Ireland; to which Army units it has been issued; and whether it can be fitted with a silencer.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonI understand that the Ingram Model 10 was first issued to the Army in Northern Ireland in 1976. It is not our policy to comment on the issue of weapons to particular units. Although, like most firearms, the Ingram Model SMG Model 10 can be fitted with a silencer or suppressor, I am not aware of any occasion when a silenced or suppressed weapon has been used by the Army in Northern Ireland.