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Army: Dogs

Commons · Question 25175 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 28 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Derek Twigg

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many working dogs the Army had in each year since 2010; and what the requirement was in each of those years.

Answer

Answered by Maria Eagle, 28 Jan 2025

As at 23 January 2025, there were 113 trained Military Working Dogs (MWD) in the British Army. Determining whether an annual breakdown of MWD in the Army could be provided for each year since 2010 could only be achieved at a disproportionate cost due to i...