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Rifles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many L403A1 rifles his Department had (a) ordered and (b) received by 10 March 2025.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
10 Mar 2025
Target answer date
12 Mar 2025
Answer
18 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many L403A1 rifles his Department had (a) ordered and (b) received by 10 March 2025.

  2. 12 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    An order of 1,620 L403A1 rifles was made by Defence Equipment and Support, all of which were received by 10 March 2025.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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