§ Mr. Kevan JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of the MOD's ammunition supplies over the next five years will be sourced from overseas(a) directly and (b) indirectly from a UK supplier. [33027]
§ Dr. MoonieThe complete information requested on future supplies is not available. Many ammunition requirements have either not yet been tendered, are currently subject to tender evaluation and/or have not been placed to contract.
During the past year, the proportion of the Ministry of Defence's ammunition supplies obtained directly from overseas was approximately 8 per cent. by value. The remaining 92 per cent. was sourced from UK suppliers, largely Royal Ordnance. Data on ammunition supplies sourced from overseas via a UK supplier is not readily available.