SA80 Mk II Rifle (Hansard, 6 December 2001)

HC Deb 06 December 2001 vol 376 c460W 460W

§ Patrick Mercer
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the deployment of the SA80 MK II rifle in the Army. [20632]

§ Mr. Ingram
The main deployment of the SA80 A2 rifle is due to take place between early 2002 and mid 2006. However some weapons have already been issued to elements of two UK based Brigades on standby for Operation Veritas. The Service Shooting Teams have also received rifles as part of an early deployment programme and have successfully used them in international competitions.