Sir Nick Harvey corrected the Commons record on Bomb Disposal

12 September 2012 · Commons Hansard, Written Corrections · Defence

Sir Nick Harvey made the correction and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 12 September 2012. The corrected text no longer gives the figure 120. Altogether 27 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) on how many occasions ammunition technical officers were called to viable explosive devices in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011 and (e) 2012;

Original and corrected words

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Original	Corrected
The number of call-outs by ammunition technical officers to viable explosive devices across the United Kingdom is shown in the following table. Viable devices are defined as those which contain the relevant components and are built in a manner which suggests that they would have successfully detonated prior to Explosive Ordnance Device team action. The figures are rounded to the nearest 10. \| Number 1 2008 \| 50 2009 \| 60 2010 \| 50 2011 \| ~~120~~ 2012 (at 21 May) \| 30 1 This table does not show the total number of call-outs by ammunition technical officers—just those to viable devices. \| Average response times are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The correct answer should have been:	The number of call-outs by ammunition technical officers to viable explosive devices across the United Kingdom is shown in the following table. Viable devices are defined as those which contain the relevant components and are built in a manner which suggests that they would have successfully detonated prior to Explosive Ordnance Device team action. The figures are rounded to the nearest 10. \| Number 1 2008 \| 50 2009 \| 60 2010 \| 40 2011 \| 80 2012 (at 21 May) \| 20 1 This table does not show the total number of call-outs by ammunition technical officers—just those to viable devices. \|

Original

Corrected

The number of call-outs by ammunition technical officers to viable explosive devices across the United Kingdom is shown in the following table. Viable devices are defined as those which contain the relevant components and are built in a manner which suggests that they would have successfully detonated prior to Explosive Ordnance Device team action. The figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
| Number 1
2008
| 50
2009
| 60
2010
| 50
2011
| ~~120~~
2012 (at 21 May)
| 30
1 This table does not show the total number of call-outs by ammunition technical officers—just those to viable devices.
|
Average response times are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The correct answer should have been:

The number of call-outs by ammunition technical officers to viable explosive devices across the United Kingdom is shown in the following table. Viable devices are defined as those which contain the relevant components and are built in a manner which suggests that they would have successfully detonated prior to Explosive Ordnance Device team action. The figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
| Number 1
2008
| 50
2009
| 60
2010
| 40
2011
| 80
2012 (at 21 May)
| 20
1 This table does not show the total number of call-outs by ammunition technical officers—just those to viable devices.
|

The correction in Hansard.

Receipt

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