Question follow-through · 34997
Armed Forces: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 33149 on Armed Forces: Protective Clothing, what the difference in cost is between the Peltor ComTac XP/XPI and the legacy General Service Peltor Ear Muff.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 3 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 10 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
3 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 33149 on Armed Forces: Protective Clothing, what the difference in cost is between the Peltor ComTac XP/XPI and the legacy General Service Peltor Ear Muff.
5 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Mar 2025
Answer published
I am withholding the information on the relative costs of the Peltor ComTac XP/XPI and the General Service Peltor Ear Muff, as releasing this information could prejudice commercial interests. Due to the differing capabilities which the Peltor ComTac XP/XP...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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