Small Arms (Hansard, 20 June 1994)

HC Deb 20 June 1994 vol 245 c64W 64W

§ Dr. Reid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the capability to produce small arms nitro compound currently exists in the United Kingdom.

§ Mr. Aitken
Small arms nitro compound is not a term recognised within the Ministry of Defence. There is no capability in the United Kingdom to produce propellant for small arms ammunition.