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Armed Forces: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what types of ear defence equipment are issued across all three armed forces; and how many of each type are in use.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
18 Mar 2025
Target answer date
20 Mar 2025
Answer
24 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what types of ear defence equipment are issued across all three armed forces; and how many of each type are in use.

  2. 20 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 20 March 2025 to Question 38440. Information on how many of each type of hearing protection are in use is not held centrally.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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