Question follow-through · 40746
Armed Forces: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the definition is of a (a) basic and (b) specialist user in the context of the tactical hearing protection system.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 24 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 31 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
24 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the definition is of a (a) basic and (b) specialist user in the context of the tactical hearing protection system.
26 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Tactical Hearing Protection System programme defines the Basic User (BU) requirement as those British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Marine and Royal Air Force personnel who need hearing protection for the full range of military tasks, including basic weapon...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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