§ Harry CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many firearms have gone missing from the
Year Royal Navy Army Royal Air Force Total losses Total1 recoveries 1998 Nil 3 Pistols 1 Military Rifle 15 11 11 Military Rifles 1999 1 Pistol 1 Pistol Nil 15 15 9 Military Rifles 1 Sub-Machine Gun 1 Mortar 1 Antique/Other 1 Shot Gun 2000 1 Military Rifle 21 Pistols 1 Antique/Other 45 23 1 Military Rifle 4 Target Rifles (Sport) 10 Antique/Others 7 Shot Guns 2001 Nil 4 Pistols 2 Pistols 11 14 3 Military Rifles 2 Sub-Machine Guns 2002 Nil 2 Pistols 3 Pistols 15 9 4 Military Rifles 4 Sub-Machine Guns 2 Target Rifles (Sport) 1The numbers of recovered firearms quoted in the draft answer does not directly correlate to the losses in the same years, because losses and recoveries do not always occur in the same year.