HC Deb 23 October 2002 vol 391 cc349-50W
Mr. Liddell-Grainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much ammunition and explosives was reconditioned in the UK in the last two years. [76136]

workshops. The following table gives the numbers of Vehicle Mechanics who became qualified to work on Challenger 2 in each year since 1997ߝ1998.

Mr. Ingram

The Ministry of Defence does not normally recondition ammunition and explosives. Defence Munitions depots have undertaken routine maintenance on 14700 gross tonnes of conventional munitions in the United Kingdom during the last two years, this is part of normal stockpile management.

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