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Question follow-through · 96354

Ajax Vehicles: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are undergoing treatment for hearing loss following operating within an Ajax or Ajax-platform vehicle.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
2 Dec 2025
Target answer date
8 Dec 2025
Answer
17 Dec 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are undergoing treatment for hearing loss following operating within an Ajax or Ajax-platform vehicle.

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    On 22 November 2025, during a routine training exercise, around 30 soldiers operating in Ajax reported being affected by noise and vibration exposure. Out of an abundance of caution, and in line with our safety protocols, the exercise was halted within 30...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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