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Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety

Asked by Mr Mark FrancoisConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 2 February 2026UIN 108593

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his recent WMS on Ajax of 22 January 2026, whether the current or former National Armament Director advised him that Ajax was safe to enter operational service.

Answered by Luke Pollard

I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 17 December 2025 to Question 98361 which remains extant.

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