Defence written question – answered on 20 October 2008.
Liam Fox
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of (a) light machine guns, (b) general purpose machine guns and (c) heavy machine guns are (i) in service, (ii) fit for purpose and (iii) out of service.
Quentin Davies
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Defence Equipment and Support)
The figures requested are as follows.
| Percentage of total holdings in service | Percentage of in service holdings fit for purpose | Percentage of total holdings out of service | |
| Light machine gun | 100 | 96 | 0 |
| General purpose machine gun | 100 | 85 | 0 |
| Heavy machine gun | 100 | 94 | 0 |
In answering the question the following definitions have been used.
In service: Total numbers held excluding out of service numbers.
Out of service: Equipments past their out of service date and/or awaiting disposal.
Fit for purpose: Equipments which are capable of being used in whatever capacity they are currently required for.
Yes1 person thinks so
No0 people think not
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