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Shells

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the number of weeks the UK could sustain continuous combat for before exhausting its 155mm shells stock.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
13 Nov 2024
Target answer date
18 Nov 2024
Answer
21 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the number of weeks the UK could sustain continuous combat for before exhausting its 155mm shells stock.

  2. 18 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Munition stockpile levels are actively reviewed balancing current holdings against threats, availability, industrial capacity and evolving technology. It is not however possible to comment on specific stockpile levels, as this information is operationally...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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