Question follow-through · 108889

Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement on Ajax, published on 22 January 2026, what recent assessment he has made of the accuracy of declaring Ajax as safe to operate ahead of Exercise Titan Storm.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
27 Jan 2026
Target answer date
29 Jan 2026
Answer
4 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement on Ajax, published on 22 January 2026, what recent assessment he has made of the accuracy of declaring Ajax as safe to operate ahead of Exercise Titan Storm.

  2. 29 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    I refer hon. Member to Question 107817, answered on 28 January 2026, which remains extant.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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