Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 63154

Armed Forces: Firearms

Tabled: 26 June 2025

Answered: 3 July 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 61042 on Armed Forces: Firearms, when analysis into optimum levels of lethality in small teams will be (a) completed and (b) published.

Answer

Maria Eagle

Whilst I can confirm that a study into this area is being undertaken, I cannot provide any further details due to reasons of operational security and commercial sensitivity. As such, there are no current plans to publish the study upon completion.